Young man whose threat to shoot gardaí led to Cork housing estate being closed off is jailed

The court heard he uploaded live videos of his violent behaviour online

Judge Joanne Carroll imposed a sentence of six months on the young man to commence on Thursday. File picture: Dan Linehan

A residential area of Carrigaline had to be sealed off as a young man threatened to shoot gardaí with a handgun from the upstairs window of an apartment as he uploaded live videos of his violent behaviour online.

19-year-old Conor Farrell has been in custody since his arrest on that day, July 15, 2024, and Judge Joanne Carroll took that into consideration and imposed a sentence of six months on the young man to commence on Thursday.