Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Karl Cahill

Born between July 1988 and July 1989, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 18 Jul 2023 to 18 Jul 2023

Suspect: Karl Cahill, Irish man, 34 (judged from name)Karl Cahill

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Accused
Born
Between July 1988 and July 1989, from the ages reported
Offences
Firearms possession
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
1 report, 18 Jul 2023 to 18 Jul 2023
Outlets
rte.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Karl Cahill, of Wellview Grove in Dublin, was brought before Blanchardstown District Court charged with the unlawful possession of a Makarov semi-automatic weapon (file image)
Karl Cahill, of Wellview Grove in Dublin, was brought before Blanchardstown District Court charged with the unlawful possession of a Makarov semi-automatic weapon (file image)
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 18 Jul 2023

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Cases

latest first
  • Man charged with firearm possession in Blanchardstown, Dublin Firearms possession · Co. Dublin

    On Sunday 16 July 2023 at about 11.50pm, Gardaí from the Blanchardstown Drug Unit observed a vehicle travelling at high speed on Wellview Road, Dublin 15, which failed to stop when directed. A managed containment operation was launched during which a dark coloured bag was thrown from the vehicle, and the driver and passenger, two men aged in their mid 20s and early 30s, were arrested at the scene. A search of the area recovered a loaded Makarov semi-automatic weapon. Karl Cahill, a 34-year-old man of Wellview Grove in Dublin, was charged with unlawful possession of the firearm at Blanchardstown District Court on 18 July 2023 and remanded in custody with consent to bail. A second man in his 30s was released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

    In court, 16 Jul 2023Accused · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Karl Cahill, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 18 Jul2023
    In courtrte.ie, in Man charged with firearm possession in Blanchardstown, Dublin
    Man charged over firearm seizure in Dublin
    accused, Karl Cahill, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Karl Cahill

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