Man pleads guilty to manufacturing explosives and having firearms at his Kerry home

Ivan Gilder, originally from Scotland, entered guilty pleas to seven charges under the Offences Against the State and the Criminal Justice Acts

Ivan Gilder also admitted to possessing a firearm, a 12-gauge Lamber make shotgun, and 367 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition and 86 shotgun cartridges. Picture: Andy Gibson

A 62-year-old man has pleaded guilty at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee to manufacturing explosives and having firearms and ammunition at his home near Sneem, Co Kerry.

Ivan Gilder of Gearha North, Blackwater, Sneem, originally from Scotland, entered guilty pleas to seven charges under the Offences Against the State and the Criminal Justice Acts.