James Varian (32) was found to have 7,781 child sex abuse images on his mobile phone

Detective Garda Jason O’Carroll said the social media platform reported content “that they deemed to be child pornography”.

The "introvert", in his early 30s, is awaiting sentencing in July at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court

Niall Colgan, of Muckross Park, Perrystown, Dublin 12, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography. Photo: Collins Courts

The incident happened while Coward, who was on bail at the time, was leaving a hearing at the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ).

The Galway native also pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, relating to two videos of graphic content.

The posts and video did not name which brother, but it was in fact Martin Guerin (73) who pleaded guilty in 2019 to possession of child pornography, and later received a suspended prison sentence.