A teenager charged with having a semi-automatic handgun, 46 rounds of ammunition, and heroin for sale or supply was granted bail on Wednesday, despite serious objections from gardaí.Ryan Phillips (18) of Abbeyview, Island Road, Limerick, walked out of Limerick District Court after Judge Catherine Ryan allowed him bail with a warning not to breach an 11pm curfew and not to contact individuals who were not identified in court.Phillips is charged with one count of possession of a Glock 9mm semi-automatic gun, at his family home, on August 9th.He is also charged with possession of 46 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 41 of which were modified to cause maximum damage on impact, gardaí told the court.Phillips is also charged with one count of possession of €21,126-worth of heroin for sale or supply, as well as one count of simple possession of the drug.Objecting to bail, Garda Conor Ryan of the Limerick Garda Divisional Drugs Unit said it was his opinion that Phillips was “a danger to the community”.“By his own admissions he is actively involved in the sale and supply of heroin in Limerick city, including in the St Mary’s Park area,” said Ryan. “I believe that if afforded bail the accused will continue to engage in the sale and supply of controlled drugs. I do not believe any conditions afforded by the court will adequately mitigate this risk.“Furthermore, a significant concern for me is Ryan Phillips’s apparent ease to access firearms and ammunition.” [ Alison Chawke released from prison four weeks into sentence for unprovoked assaultOpens in new window ]Phillips is facing a maximum of 14 years in prison if convicted on indictment.Ryan gave uncontested evidence that Phillips admitted ownership of the gun, ammunition and drugs during interviews with gardaí.Phillips’s mother told the court she would stand as €700 independent surety, which did not have to be lodged. She said she understood that if her son breached his bail conditions the surety money would have to be forfeited to the State.Ryan granted bail on Phillips’s own bond of €100, which did not have to be lodged.She said conditions of his bail included that he could not have access to electronic devices, including a mobile phone, or to social media, “although I don’t know how that can be policed”, she remarked. Phillips must also sign on three times a week at a Limerick garda station, surrender his passport, not apply for new travel documents, and obey a 11pm-7am nightly curfew.Ryan said Phillips’s “presumption of innocence remains, irrespective of the evidence that the Garda has presented”. He was remanded to appear before Limerick District Court again on October 22nd for directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.