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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 4446Possession of firearms and ammunition · Co. Dublin · 16 Feb 2024

Woman jailed for four years over firearms found in car and home in Blanchardstown

Sarah Jane Byrne, 37, was jailed for four years by the Special Criminal Court for possession of a pistol and ammunition, with a concurrent sentence of four years and four months, the final 12 months suspended, for a shotgun and submachine gun found in her home. Co-accused Jamie Moss, 22, also pleaded guilty.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced1 Dec
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Key facts

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13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereGardaí stopped a car on the Old Navan Road in Blanchardstown. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe car was stopped on February 16 of the previous year. (irishtimes.com)
  • weaponA small plastic container with 27 rounds of 9mm Luger ammunition was found in the bedroom wall. (irishtimes.com)
  • weaponA submachine gun and a shotgun were found under the stairs of the house. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí found a Makarov pistol and ammunition in the passenger footwell of the car. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí searched Byrne's house later that day and found a hole in the plasterboard of her bedroom. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtByrne and Moss pleaded guilty and were considered at low risk of reoffending. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge said there had to be a deterrent element in the sentence. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge set a headline sentence of seven years and six months for the pistol and ammunition offence. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtByrne co-operated and made full admissions during her detention, which the judge noted in mitigation. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceByrne was sentenced to four years in prison for possession of the pistol and ammunition. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceByrne was sentenced to four years and four months, with the final 12 months suspended, for possession of the shotgun and submachine gun. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceBoth sentences are to run concurrently. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Dec2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    ‘Vulnerable’ mother and cancer survivor caught with arsenal of weapons is jailed

    Sentencing report for Byrne and Moss after a Garda Emergency Response Unit stop on the Old Navan Road, Blanchardstown, and searches of Byrne's home. The article gives the sentences and the judge's remarks, and does not state Moss's sentence.

    convicted, Sarah Jane Byrne, 37, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sarah Jane Byrneconvicted, Jamie Moss, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jamie Moss