A High Court judge has thrown out a bid by a Dublin man, accused of having possessed an automatic pistol and ammunition, to be released on bail from prison because a solicitor refused to represent him in the district court. Judge Twomey said the solicitor’s refusal to act for Mr Ennis was the very reason why Mr Ennis had not been represented in the district court. Judge Twomey said a hearing in the district court could attract hundreds of euro for payment and a similar hearing, if successful, in the High Court could attract thousands of euro. This was simply a natural consequence of his refusal to act because of a bona fide dispute which was affecting the district court. The court refused to open an inquiry into Ennis’s alleged unlawful detention.