'Listen to your mother in future': Jail term for 'trusted member' of gang caught with loaded gun 

Confidential information had alerted gardaí about the handover of a firearm allowing them to intercept the gunman. Picture: iStock

A trusted member of an organised crime gang that was planning an imminent attack on a rival north Dublin faction has been jailed for five years after he was caught with a loaded handgun.

Jake Kearney, 25, of Coolock Drive, Dublin 17, pleaded guilty on May 5 at the non-jury Special Criminal Court to unlawful possession of a Luger-calibre Grand Power semi-automatic pistol at Oscar Traynor Road, Santry, Dublin 9, on October 30, 2019.