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Case No. 12722Possession of a knife (flick-knife) · Co. Donegal · 21 Nov 2024

Buncrana shop assistant fined €200 for possession of flick-knife in car

Taylor Flannery, 31, a shop assistant from Linsfort, Buncrana, pleaded guilty to possession of a flick-knife found in his car during a search on Lower Main Street, Buncrana, on 21 November 2024. Judge Deirdre Gearty at Buncrana District Court imposed a €200 fine with five months to pay and a destruction order for the knife.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced12 Sep
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Key facts

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13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe vehicle stopped was a 1995-registered Toyota Starlet (donegallive.ie)
  • whatFlannery said he had been collecting knives since he was six years old (donegallive.ie)
  • whatFlannery said he had only been in Buncrana about six weeks at the time of the search (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe knife had a pink/purple coloured handle (donegallive.ie)
  • whatFlannery works in a shop in Buncrana (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe car was searched at Lower Main Street, Buncrana (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe search took place on 21 November 2024 at 11.20pm (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationThe search was conducted under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeFlannery pleaded guilty to possession of knives and other articles (donegallive.ie)
  • courtFlannery represented himself in court (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Gearty imposed a fine of €200 with five months to pay (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceA destruction order was made for the confiscated flick-knife (donegallive.ie)
  • otherFlannery has no previous convictions (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Sep2025
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, first report
    Man caught with ‘nasty-looking’ knife has been collecting knives since he was six

    Court hearing at which Flannery pleaded guilty and was sentenced; he explained his knife-collecting hobby and that he had only recently moved to Buncrana.

    convicted, Taylor Flannery, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Taylor Flannery