Saturday 15 May, 2021
The suspected revolver and semi-automatic pistol were found at Ballycollie Road in Whites Cross.
Two men were arrested in the operation today.
The man, aged in his 60s, appeared before a special sitting of Bandon District Court today.
Two men were arrested at the scene of the search.
A man in his 40s was arrested by gardaí following the search of a business premises at Rathfeigh.
A man in his 30s was arrested and a small quantity of heroin was also located and seized.
The search was carried out in the Tallaght area of Dublin yesterday.
No arrests have been made.
The rally has been organised by the Virginia Citizens Defense League which opposes gun control laws.
The government banned the most lethal types of semi-automatic weapons after a gunman killed 51 worshippers at two mosques.
The firearm and €125,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis herb were found during a search last year.
Gardaí believe that one of the arrested men is responsible for trafficking drugs into Longford.
Heroin and cannabis worth around €22,000 was seized during a search last week.
His fate will be decided after criminal investigations are concluded.
Robert Keogh was stopped last month by border force officers at the Port of Dover en route from Calais.
Gardaí carried out a roadside drugs test on the man.
Dmitriy Andreychenko’s wife Angelice had told him it wasn’t a good idea.
Trump’s comments follow mass shootings in Ohio and Texas last weekend in which 31 people died.
Robert Keogh, age 37, from Dublin, has been charged with illegally importing firearms.
The aim of the measure is to prevent school shootings but opponents say it’s a dangerous move.
In his speech, Trump told the NRA he is withdrawing the US from the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.
Gardaí said the weapon and ammunition seized will be forwarded for ballistic testing.
One MP had wanted to stall the legislation but missed his chance when he arrived late after spending too long explaining his plan to the media.
The owner of the company that sold weapons to Brenton Tarrant said it was a legal, “ordinary sale”.
Michael Brady has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
It took several minutes to read out the full charges count because they were so many rounds of different ammunition.
The shooting has taken place in a coastal city about 32 kilometres from Los Angeles.
Nikolas Cruz killed 17 students and staff in the shooting.
The Federal Commission on School Safety panel was set up after the February massacre in Parkland, Florida.
The incident happened in the Fredericton area of New Brunswick.
A protest is due to take place outside garda headquarters in Dublin today.
Protesters angry about the killing took to the streets on Saturday in a city that’s struggled with police shootings.
Eoin Berkeley has already served 18 months on remand.
The Garda Representative Association has pointed out that unarmed gardaí are likely to be first on the scene, but have not been prepared for these dangerous scenarios.
A pipe bomb uncovered near a nursery would “almost certainly” have killed or caused injury if detonated.
Police are searching for the gunman.
Gardaí have seized the firearms and a vehicle.
More than a million people took to the streets across the US yesterday to call for tighter gun control.
