A 31-year-old man has been jailed for nine years for possession of a car bomb intended for use in an ongoing Limerick feud which has already claimed six lives.
Michael Scanlon (31), St Mary's Terrace, Askeaton, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to possession of an explosive device, possession of detonating chord, possession of a Sterling sub-machine gun and possession of 294 rounds of ammunition, at Loughmore, Mungret on June 3rd, 2003.
Limerick Circuit Court heard that the car bomb, explosives and sub-machine gun were seized by gardaí during a raid in Co Limerick last summer.
Before sentencing Scanlon, Judge Carroll Moran said he had to take into account the gravity of the offences.
Judge Moran said he accepted the accused was a late entrant to the feud, however he still saw him as a participant.
Judge Moran sentenced Scanlon to nine years for the explosives charges and seven for the firearms offences. The sentences are to run concurrently.