Co Clare teenager seen by gardaí carrying unlicenced rifle

Air rifle with scope, imitation handgun and cannabis found in follow-up operation

The male, aged in his late teens, was spotted by gardaí in the Kilmihil area near, roughly half way between Ennis and Kilkee. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

A teenager in Co Clare was seen by gardaí carrying a rifle, which he did not have a firearm licence for, on Saturday.

The male, aged in his late teens, was spotted by gardaí in the Kilmihil area near, roughly half way between Ennis and Kilkee.

As part of a follow-up operation gardaí carried out searches of a premises in the same area under warrant. Gardaí found an air rifle with a scope and an imitation 9mm handgun which were seized along with a number of electronic devices and a small quantity of cannabis herb.

No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing.

Glen Murphy

Glen Murphy

Glen Murphy is an Irish Times journalist