Ireland Case No. 15525Manufacturing explosives and possession of firearms and ammunition · Co. Kerry
Ivan Gilder jailed for six years over explosives at Sneem home
Ivan Gilder, a 63-year-old man, had explosives, firearms and ammunition found at his home near Sneem, Co Kerry, where the offences took place in March 2021. He pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Offences Against the State and Criminal Justice Acts, covering the manufacture of explosives and the possession of firearms and ammunition. He was sentenced at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee to six years in prison, with the final year and a half suspended for five years. The sentence was reported on 11 November 2024.
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- Sentenced11 Nov
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Ivan Gilder, a 63-year-old man, was sentenced for manufacturing explosives and possession of firearms and ammunition.
- Where
- The explosives and firearms were found at Gilder's home near Sneem, Co Kerry.
- When
- The offences took place in March 2021.
- Weapon
- Firearms and ammunition were found at Gilder's home.
- Charges
- Gilder pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Offences Against the State and the Criminal Justice Acts.
- In court
- Gilder was sentenced at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee on 11 November 2024.
- Sentence
- Gilder was sentenced to six years in prison, with the final year and a half suspended for five years.
- Gilder is to serve four and a half years in prison.
- Other details
- Gilder must engage with community mental health services and apply for social housing to Kerry County Council.
- No criminal or other organisation was involved, and Gilder acted alone.
- The judge said Gilder regarded bomb-making as a hobby and had no insight into the harm it could cause.
- The judge said the probation office found a high risk of re-offending.
- In mitigation, Gilder pleaded guilty, was co-operative and had a difficult childhood.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe explosives and firearms were found at Gilder's home near Sneem, Co Kerry. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe offences took place in March 2021. (thejournal.ie)
- weaponFirearms and ammunition were found at his home. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeGilder pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Offences Against the State and the Criminal Justice Acts. (thejournal.ie)
- courtGilder was sentenced at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceGilder was sentenced to six years in prison. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe final year and a half of the sentence was suspended. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceGilder was jailed for four and a half years. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe suspended part was set for a period of five years. (thejournal.ie)
- otherGilder must engage with community mental health services and apply for social housing to Kerry County Council. (thejournal.ie)
- otherNo criminal or other organisation was involved, and Gilder acted alone. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe judge said Gilder regarded bomb-making as a hobby and had no insight into the harm it could cause. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe judge said the probation office found a high risk of re-offending. (thejournal.ie)
- otherIn mitigation, Gilder pleaded guilty, was co-operative and had a difficult childhood. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Nov2024Man with 'keen interest in bomb-making' gets six-year sentence for manufacturing explosives
First report of this case. Adds the sentence (six years, final year and a half suspended for five years), the court, the seven guilty pleas, the judge's remarks and the conditions of the suspended sentence.
convicted, Ivan Gilder, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ivan Gilder