A slam-bang shotgun, a semi-automatic pistol, and ammunition were allegedly stored by a middle-aged Cork man who said on Friday he would have stored “a nuclear bomb” as he was under so much pressure to clear a gambling debt.
Detective Garda Jeremy Murphy of the Cork City Divisional Drugs Squad gave evidence of arresting 54-year-old James Cregan, charging and cautioning him and that the accused made no reply.
Judge David Waters made an order that the defendant’s address should not be published. James Cregan is charged with four separate firearms offences arising out of the search of a premises in Cork on November 5.
The charges are of possession of an improvised slam-bang shotgun, 12 gauge shotgun cartridges, a semi-automatic…