A chartered accountant in Dublin sparked fear among families dining in a popular bar when he was seen pacing with an imitation handgun in his waistband. The man, Alan Hall, was charged with a Firearms Act offence and faced bail objections.
Families dining in a popular Dublin bar were put in fear when a chartered accountant began pacing around with an imitation handgun tucked into the waistband, a court heard. Alan Hall, 44, of Bridgewater Quay, Conyngham Road, Dublin 8, was charged with a Firearms Act offence for unlawful possession of an imitation gun at the Grattan Bar in Inchicore on Saturday.
Mr Hall, a former finance director for a prominent PR firm, faced bail objections when he appeared before Judge Treasa Kelly at Dublin District Court on Monday. Garda Leanne Butler cited the seriousness of the case and possible witness interference as grounds to object to his bail. She alleged that the accused was seen with what appeared to be a firearm in the waistband as he was “pacing” up and down in the bar before he took it out and put it into his coat pocket. Following arrest, he told gardai it was a toy gun. Questioned by defence solicitor Colleen Gildernew, the garda agreed he also had a box of toy soldiers and claimed to have bought them in an unnamed shop in the city centre. Enquiries about the shop were ongoing. The garda accepted that the accused had a meal and went to pay when the imitation gun was spotted. She alleged that it happened during peak hours in the bar where several witnesses, including families, could see the weapon and “were in absolute fear for their safety at the time”. She accepted that it was not the case that he had been waving or pointing the fake gun, and she added that he did not threaten anyone. The garda said Mr Hall took photographs of the bar after being asked to leave. Ahead of the court hearing, he was questioned at Kevin Street garda station, where a doctor found he was fit to be interviewe
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