Gangland criminal Derek Devoy who 'ran amok' with a loaded submachine gun gets 15 years

The court heard that a primed hand grenade was found lying on the floor of a bathroom where Derek Devoy ended up in a bathtub with three arresting gardaí.

Derek Devoy was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment with the final two years suspended, backdated to March 11, 2019, when he went into custody.

A gangland criminal who "ran amok" with a loaded semi-automatic submachine gun in a "densely populated suburban area" before ending up in a bathtub with three arresting gardaí has been jailed by the Special Criminal Court for 15 years.

The non-jury court has heard that a primed hand grenade was located lying on the bathroom floor but did not detonate and one unarmed garda "narrowly avoided being shot in the head" during the arrest.