Kerry firearms trader avoids jail for having machine gun component in airport luggage

He accepted that he had initially lied about the object when gardaí questioned him at Terminal 2. File picture

A Co Kerry military enthusiast and registered firearms trader has been found guilty and fined €2,000 for unlawfully possessing an essential component from a machine gun in his luggage at Dublin Airport after a trip to America.

Patrick O'Mahony Jr, 54, of Ballyrameen, Castlemaine, pleaded not guilty to having a bolt from a Browning machine gun at Terminal 2 on November 28, 2021.