Cork man with self-harming history wins appeal over renewal of firearms cert

Doctor tells judge recreational shooting had a positive impact on man's mental health

Gardaí objected to a firearms certificate being renewed for a man who had one self-harming incident five years ago but his doctor said that recreational shooting was one of the things that had helped him.

Judge Olann Kelleher decided to allow the appeal by 37-year-old Gary Healy for his firearms certificate at Cork District Court and granted him the cert.