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Man found with pistol and grenade bailed
A man caught with two hand grenades and a semi-automatic pistol down the front of his trousers was remanded on bail Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Judge Frank O'Donnell said he needed time to think about a sentence.
Paul Dunphy (45), Allenton Drive, Tallaght, was arrested after gardaí received a tip-off. He claimed he was just told to collect the items and was not sure what they were.
He pleaded guilty to possession of the gun and explosives at Walkinstown Road, on March 19th, 2009. Det Garda David McKenley told prosecuting counsel Tony McGillicuddy that he and his colleague were investigating the suspected collection of a firearm by Dunphy.
As they drove down the Walkinstown Road they were passed by a car with a registration number mentioned in the tip-off. They followed the car and approached it when it came to a stop. Dunphy, who was in the passenger seat, was told to get out of the car and searched. Gardaí found a plastic bag stuffed down the front of his trousers which contained a Glock 9mm semi-automatic handgun and two hand grenades.
Blocking sites with rocks a 'danger'
The practice of local authorities, developers and residents' association where they use large rocks or boulders to block vehicular access to sites or green areas was questioned in court yesterday.
Barrister Murray Johnson, who won €20,000 personal injury damages for a 13-year-old schoolgirl, told the Circuit Civil Court yesterday such "roadblocks" became a potentially dangerous allurement to children to play on them.
The court heard Leona Fagan, when she was eight, had been left with facial injuries when she had fallen from one of the rocks.
Mr Johnson said Dublin City Council had used the boulders instead of properly erected bollards to block cars from driving across a green area near Leona's home at Shangan Green, Ballymun, Dublin.
He said that while the local authority had entered a full defence in Leona's claim for damages she had been made a settlement offer of €20,000.
Patient claims no warning of risk
The High Court has reserved judgment on an action for damages by a woman who claims she suffered massive blood loss and found herself in a "life-threatening" situation due to a blood vessel injury suffered during a sterilisation operation.
The action by Teresa Collison does not relate to the manner in which the procedure was carried out but rather to her not being warned of the risks of blood vessel injury, the court heard.
Had she been warned of the risk of blood vessel injury, she would never have undergone the procedure, it is claimed.
Ms Collison claims she suffered personal injuries as a result of the procedure and continues to experience problems which interfere with her enjoyment of life.
Ms Collison (49), of Gosworth Park, Sandycove, Co Dublin, sued Prof Colm O'Herlihy, a gynaecologist, and the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin over the procedure carried out in October 1997 at the hospital.
Both defendants have denied the claims and plead Ms Collison was warned of the associated risks. The case concluded after eight days yesterday and Mr Justice Daniel O'Keeffe reserved judgment.