Champion power-lifter admits firearms offences
A champion power-lifter has pleaded guilty on the morning of his trial to the possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Des Ryan (aged 54) pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of a sawn-off, 12-gauge side-by-side shotgun and two 12 gauge Eley shotgun cartridges at Ecco Road, Dundalk, Co Louth on August 8, 2010.
