Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Born

Between May 2005 and April 2006, from the ages reported

Offences

Possession of a firearm, Producing a firearm in the course of a dispute, Possession of cannabis

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

3 reports, 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026

Outlets

irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie

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• Josh Larkin, 20, granted bail over handgun brandished outside Ballymun Garda station Possession of a firearm · Co. Dublin

  Josh Larkin, a 20-year-old man from Poppintree Crescent, Ballymun, was charged with possessing a black handgun and producing it in the course of a dispute at Gateway Crescent outside Ballymun Garda Station on 28 April 2026. During a Garda pursuit, the loaded handgun was thrown into bushes, where a six-year-old child found it and handed it to his 11-year-old brother, who accidentally discharged it into the air before a young male on an e-bike took the weapon away; the incident was connected to a local gang feud between two drugs gangs in Ballymun, and no injuries were reported, though one account says the six-year-old was treated for a shoulder injury from the recoil. Larkin was arrested under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 alongside a juvenile who was later released, and on 30 April 2026 Judge Brendan O'Reilly at Dublin District Court granted him bail over Garda opposition, setting conditions including a total of €6,500 in cash lodgements. He was remanded in custody with consent to bail to appear at Cloverhill District Court on 7 May 2026 for DPP directions, while the handgun remains unaccounted for and is believed to have fallen into criminal hands.

  In court, 1 Apr 2026Accused · 3 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 30 Apr2026
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Josh Larkin, 20, granted bail over handgun brandished outside Ballymun Garda station

   Handgun ‘casually’ brandished outside Ballymun Garda station, later fired by child, court told

   accused, Josh Larkin, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Josh Larkin♂20IE
2. 30 Apr2026
   In courtrte.ie, in Josh Larkin, 20, granted bail over handgun brandished outside Ballymun Garda station

   Man charged with possession of gun later fired by child

   accused, Josh Larkin, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Josh Larkin♂20IE
3. 1 Apr2026
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Josh Larkin, 20, granted bail over handgun brandished outside Ballymun Garda station

   Man (20) accused of 'casually' brandishing handgun later fired by child in Ballymun

   accused, Josh Larkin, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Josh Larkin♂20IE

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