Man jailed for gun offence at Smithfield horse fair

A 43-year-old man has been jailed for 16 months today for hiding a gun after it was discharged during a violent brawl at Smithfield horse fair in Dublin last year.

John Keniry, with an address at Rainsford Avenue, in Dublin 8, pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of a pistol at Oliver Bond Street on March 6, 2011.