Appeal court reserves judgement in explosives case

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgement in an enlargement of time application brought by a Galway man who was jailed for five years at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin for possessing explosives and a gun.

Thomas Hughes of An Tuairin, Dublin Road, Tuam, had pleaded guilty to the possession of a 6mm Flobert calibre Alfa Proj model revolver without a relevant firearms certificate at his home on January 26, 2011.