Man brandishes fake gun and hoax bomb in family court

Security is to be provided at family law courts in Dublin following an incident in which a man brandished an imitation gun and a hoax bomb in a courtroom while a case was being heard.

The Courts Service has insisted on changes after a judge, court staff, lawyers and members of the public were left terrified when the man, who was waiting for his case to be called, began shouting threats, confronted his ex-partner and a barrister, pulled what appeared to be a firearm out of a bag, and opened his jacket to reveal an improvised device.