{"id":61022,"date":"2025-09-13T05:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/61022\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T05:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:18:10","slug":"buncrana-knife-collector-gets-point-after-being-fined-for-having-penknife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/61022\/","title":{"rendered":"Buncrana knife collector gets point after being fined for having penknife"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Buncrana man, who had a \u201cnasty-looking\u201d flick-knife in his car when gardai searched the vehicle last year, has told a court how he has a large collection of knives at home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shop assistant Taylor Flannery, of Linsfort, Buncrana, entered a guilty plea to a charge of possession of knives and other articles at Buncrana District Court.<\/p>\n

THe accused said he has been collecting knives since he was six-years-old.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old defendant represented himself in court and told the judge: \u201cI am guilty; I had the knife in my car.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sergeant Conor Mulkerns gave a summary of the evidence in the unusual case.<\/p>\n

He outlined how Garda Keith Conlon had been patrolling Lower Main Street, Buncrana on November 21, 2024, when the offence came to light.<\/p>\n

At 11.20pm that night, he stopped a vehicle \u2013 a 1995-registered Toyota Starlet \u2013 and spoke with the driver, who identified himself as Taylor Flannery.<\/p>\n

Mr Flannery immediately \u201cappeared nervous and was evasive towards gardai\u201d, the court further heard.<\/p>\n

Garda Conlon subsequently searched the vehicle under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. During the course of the search, he located a flick-knife in the driver\u2019s door pocket of the car.<\/p>\n

The flick-knife was subsequently seized, and Mr Flannery admitted ownership of it. He told gardai he hadn\u2019t realised that it was in the car at the time.<\/p>\n

The court heard how he has no previous convictions.<\/p>\n

After hearing the evidence in the case, Judge Deirdre Gearty asked Mr Flannery what he was doing with the knife in his car.<\/p>\n

He replied: \u201cHonestly, I forgot the knife was in the car. At that point, I had only been in Buncrana about six weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a whole collection of knives at home; I have been collecting knives since I was six-years-old. I had them all stored, but I forgot that one was still in the car.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Flannery told the judge that he works in a shop in Buncrana.<\/p>\n

The judge was shown a photo of the knife, which had a pink\/purple coloured handle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a nasty-looking knife, and obviously having it in the car is a difficulty in terms of whether it might or might not be used.\u201d<\/p>\n

She imposed a fine of \u20ac200 for the offence, with five months to pay.<\/p>\n

Judge Gearty also made a destruction order for the confiscated flick-knife. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one less knife for your collection,\u201d she told Mr Flannery, as he left the courtroom.<\/p>\n

Buncrana knife collector gets point after being fined for having penknife was last modified: September 12th, 2025 by Staff Writer<\/p>\n

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