Detective Garda allegedly left his gun in changing room.

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Yeah, some fella found it in the street and got the bus to bring it to Store Street!

I remember it was around the time of the gangland shooting in Avondale house flats in the north inner city. Remember Enda Kenny going for a walkabout in the area after the shooting and promising a task force to make things better. Did that ever happen?

They don't store side arms while on breaks etc.

Ah come on,,try to do it

I don't believe a word of that either. For the boot of a high end Audi to just open like that, and then for a heavy gun to jump out? A bag of balloons maybe, but not a firearm.

He uses the muzzle to leaf through the clothes hangers.

It wasn't found on the north side, it was found outside Harcourt Square where the armed units were based at the time.

Link to GSOC's report for anyone interested including re-enactments that confirmed the circumstances of the loss and CCTV supporting the version of events.

https://www.gardaombudsman.ie/news-room/archive/temporary-loss-of-firearm/?download=file&file=3010

Uh oh, spaghetti ohs

The timeline of the sub machine gun that jump out of the boot of the car. 😀

During one of W Bush’s visits to Ireland he stayed in Clare and loads of cops were on duty and staying in local hotels. I was a member of the gym in one and was getting changed after a session and got chatting to one of them who had been in for a swim, he opened the door of the locker and showed me a revolver which he had left in during his swim. He was a nice guy but I was surprised he left it in a gym locker with such a flimsy lock on it.

Lol. What a tool. I bet all of the little wannabe gardai and gun experts will be on making excuses soon enough.

That is potentially a fatal mistake he made. The punishment should be severe. Remove his rank and having him doing desk work for the rest of his career. That at a minimun. Really it should be dismissal.

Why do you assume the detective was a he?

Yeah. Doesn't sound like any favours, No sir.

No, I don't believe any press mentioned the sex of the detective, and I have read all press reports into this incident.

According to the examiner in the link that was pasted:

Inquiry launched after garda sub-machine gun found; Woman travelled on Luas to return weapon

All's well that ends well.

Bro-in-law was working renovating a building a few doors up from the Westbury and the lads took turns heading in extra early to park outside the building to secure space for the daily builders skip. Once parked up he headed to a local early morning café for breakfast. Seems it was a usual spot for detectives wrapping up the night shift. One morning two just finished up and headed for the door. Bro-in-law noticed a briefcase with a some name written in tippex and knew it was important. Ran out and 'summoned' the lads back and pointed the left behind item. Big country lad grabbed the briefcase and gave him a dirty look with a acknowledging nod and left

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2 dents in the roof would back up GSOC conclusion