{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/683886cd6e5b65d787c1e6a8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Referees ensure UVF’s Winkie Irvine given lenient sentence for firearms charges ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/1748534881629-b1aa609f-bd67-4ed9-9291-c47b87310043.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>UVF commander Winston ‘Winkie’ Irvine has been jailed after being caught with guns.&nbsp;He was sentenced to 30 months with half served on license after being caught with weapons and ammunition in the boot of his car. The judge said Irvine’s work as a ‘peacemaker’ meant that the minimum five-year tariff was inappropriate after glowing references from high-profile government and security officials were heard in court.&nbsp;</p><p>Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Sam McBride.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Belfast Telegraph"}