Case No. 2585Possession of a suspect firearm · Co. Dublin · 8 Jan 2025
Man arrested at Connolly Station over suspect firearm released without charge
A man in his 50s was arrested at Connolly Station, Dublin, on 8 January 2025 after a report of a male passenger in possession of a suspect firearm on a train arriving at the station. He was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the DPP.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested8 Jan
4 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports45 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAll services through Connolly Station were temporarily suspended (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA man in his 50s was arrested at the scene (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe arrested man is an Irish citizen (dublinlive.ie)
- whatHe was detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe suspect firearm was seized (dublinlive.ie)
- whatSeveral Garda Armed Response Units based in Dublin City were deployed (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe individual is not alleged to have made any threat towards any passenger onboard (dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí evacuated Connolly Station and conducted a security sweep of the station and the train (dublinlive.ie)
- whatMembers of the Armed Support Unit arrived in multiple vehicles at Connolly Station (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man was not believed to have threatened any other passengers (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe train the man was on had arrived from Sligo (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe shotgun was undergoing tests to determine if it was decommissioned (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man was travelling on the 15:05 Sligo to Connolly train (irishtimes.com)
- whatTrains were suspended through Connolly from approximately 18:30 to 19:15 (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe station was evacuated and a full security sweep was carried out of the station and the train (irishtimes.com)
- whatAll services in and out of Connolly were delayed by more than 50 minutes (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe suspect firearm was understood to have been a shotgun (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe arrested individual is an Irish citizen with no connection to the International Protection System (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe suspect firearm has been seized and a full technical examination will be conducted (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe station has reopened and there are no ongoing public safety issues (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí received a report of a male passenger in possession of a suspect firearm on a train arriving into Connolly Station at approximately 6:20pm on Wednesday evening. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA man aged in his 50s was arrested at the scene. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA male passenger on a commuter rail service arriving from Sligo was observed in possession of a suspected firearm. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe man boarded the train in Maynooth, Co Kildare (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe man is believed to have boarded the train at Maynooth (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe alarm was raised at approximately 6:20pm on 8 January 2025 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenArmed members entered the station just after 6pm (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe station was reopened shortly before 7:30pm (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident was reported shortly after 6.20pm on Wednesday evening, 8 January 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred shortly after 6.20pm on Wednesday evening, 9 January 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA full technical examination will be conducted to determine the firearm's status under Irish legislation (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí deployed a large-scale response including several Garda Armed Response Units based in Dublin City (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí conducted a security sweep of both the station and the train (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí deployed a large-scale response including several Armed Response Units based in Dublin City. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí evacuated Connolly Station and ordered Irish Rail to suspend all services. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man, aged in his 50s, was arrested at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe suspected firearm was seized and a full technical examination will be conducted to determine its status under Irish legislation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man was detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man is detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 (irishmirror.ie)
- otherGardaí are aware of misinformation and disinformation circulating online about the incident (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAll services through Connolly Station were temporarily suspended while Gardaí attended the incident. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man was released without charge. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Jan2025Man, 50s, arrested following Connolly Station incident released without charge
Reports that the man was released without charge, the suspected firearm was seized for technical examination, and a file will be prepared for the DPP.
suspect, 50s, male - 9 Jan2025Man arrested in Connolly Station incident released without charge
The man was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; investigations are ongoing.
suspect, 50s, male - 9 Jan2025Man, 50s, arrested following firearms incident onboard train at Connolly Station
Adds detail on the type of firearm (shotgun), the train route (Sligo to Connolly), the boarding point (Maynooth), the legal basis for detention (Section 30 Offences Against the State Act 1939), the scale of the Garda response, and the Garda appeal regarding misinformation online.
suspect, 50s, male, Irish, irish - 8 Jan2025Man (50s) arrested at Dublin’s Connolly station after carrying shotgun on train
Provides detailed account of the initial armed response, the specific train (15:05 Sligo to Connolly, boarded at Maynooth), the station evacuation and security sweep, the legal basis for detention (Section 30 Offences Against the State Act 1939), and the 50-minute service disruption.
suspect, 50s, male - 8 Jan2025Arrest after report of passenger with suspected firearm on train at Connolly
Original report of the arrest, providing details of the Garda response including deployment of Armed Response Units, the evacuation of Connolly Station, and the man's detention under the Offences Against the State Act, 1939.
suspect, 50s, male, Irish, irish