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A 25-year-old Carlow man was sentenced to 8 years in jail yesterday after pleading guilty to 11 charges arising from an incident described as being like 'a rampage from the wild west'
Stephen Dowling of Burrin Road in Carlow admitted firing his legally held rifle at civilians, gardaí and property in Glenties, Co Donegal, after a night out in February 2020.
He pleaded guilty to five charges of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property; one charge of possession of an offensive weapon - a hunting knife; and five charges of criminal damage.
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Handing down the sentence yesterday, Judge John Aylmer, said it was lucky nobody died in the incident.
