Death of a great Ballyfore and Offaly GAA supporter
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THERE was sad news on Sunday with the death of Maurice Coffey. Maurice lived at Ballymorane, Edenderry and was synonymous with the Ballyfore area.
He was a passionate GAA supporter with an infectious enthusiasm for football. He played football with his native Ballinabrackey in his youth and gave vast service to Ballyfore GAA Club after moving into the area. He served the club in a variety of roles as an officer, worker and mentor. He was president of Ballyfore GAA and a trustee at the time of his death.
Det Gda McWeeney said the suspicion of passing gardaí was “aroused” and the car was stopped. They noticed a smell of cannabis and searched the car, discovering a small amount of cannabis on Murray, for which he has not been charged.
Gardaí also discovered a rucksack on the floor of the taxi which contained a Glock 9mm handgun and 12rounds of 9mm ammunition. The gun was found to be in good working condition and the serial number had been filed off.
When asked about the gun by gardaí, Murray responded “it is what it is?”. Later while in garda custody he remarked “sure it wasn t even loaded was it?”.
A MAN who was caught carrying a handgun with the serial number filed off has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that a detective believed Jordan Murray (23) had sourced the gun for “revenge” after being assaulted five weeks earlier.
Passing sentencing today, Judge Martin Nolan said he could not act on the view of the detective. He said that the detective might be right in his “conjecture”, but the court cannot rely on “conjecture”.
Murray of Neilstown Park, Clondalkin, Dublin, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition at Neilstown Road, Clondalkin on July 31, 2020. His nine previous convictions are for public order offences and theft.
A man was kicked out of his home by his mother and became homeless after being caught ordering €24,000 of cannabis online, a court has heard.
Anthony McDonald (22) was arrested after customs officials intercepted the package containing the drugs which he had ordered online under the name “Mr Smith”.
McDonald of Amiens Street, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cannabis for sale or supply at his former address of Cromcastle Court, Kilmore, on August 24, 2019. He has no previous convictions.
Garda Peter Morris told Maurice Coffey SC, prosecuting, that customs officials intercepted the package which had been ordered from the United States. The package was to be delivered to his then home address to a “Mr Smith”.