Gardaí warn young people 'you are disposable to them' as brothers jailed for firearms offences

The message from gardaí to young people was that there was nothing positive that Glen Ward and Eric O'Driscoll can offer them

(Left to right) Glen Ward and his brother Eric O'Driscoll at the Criminal Courts of Justice in 2023. Ward was given a sentence of five years and six months on Monday, while O’Driscoll was previously handed a five-year term. File picture: Paddy Cummins

Gardaí have welcomed the sentencing of two men for firearms offences today saying the criminals “act and believe that they are above the law”.

A senior officer said the pair - brothers Glen Ward, known as the criminal figure ‘Mr Flashy’, and Eric O’Driscoll - brought “significant harm and tragedy” to families in the north Dublin community they live in and operate from.