Man in Galway court over knife and nunchucks
A 23-year-old man allegedly had a large kitchen knife and nunchucks in a bag when he was searched in a housing estate on the Westside of Galway City.
Kallum Tobin, with an address at 16 Portacarron, Knockncarrra, appeared before Galway District Court last week, where he was charged with the unlawful possession of a large kitchen knife, contrary to Section 9(1) of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act.
He is further charged with possessing nunchucks intended unlawfully to cause injury, incapacitate or intimidate a person, contrary to Section 9(5) of the Act. The charges relate to an alleged incident in Gleann Dara, Rahoon on March 20, 2026.
Sergeant Claire Heneghan told the court the DPP directed summary disposal of the case in the District Court and she outlined a summary of the alleged facts to allow Judge Vincent Deane consider jurisdiction – the trial venue of the case.
Sergeant Heneghan explained that on the date in question it would be alleged that a large knife and nunchucks – a traditional East-Asian martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks, traditionally made of wood and connected to each other at their ends by a short metal chain or a rope – were found in the accused's bag.
Judge Deane accepted jurisdiction to hear the case in the district court and remanded the accused on bail to appear again in June 15.
Judge Deane also granted a legal aid application from solicitor, John Martin, to represent Tobin.
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