Dublin museum employee charged with possessing explosives in Irish border case
An employee at a Dublin museum has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with possession of explosives that were intercepted in a car near the Irish border. Simon O’Donovan, 44, with an address at Sperrin Road in Drimnagh, appeared before the Special Criminal Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Saturday evening. O’Donovan also represented himself in a bail hearing before the High Court, where his application for bail was refused after gardaí raised objections.Advertisement The court was told during this hearing that he was employed at the Collins Barracks National Museum.
- ▪An employee at a Dublin museum has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with possession of explosives that were intercepted in a car near the Irish border.
- ▪Simon O’Donovan, 44, with an address at Sperrin Road in Drimnagh, appeared before the Special Criminal Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Saturday evening.
- ▪O’Donovan also represented himself in a bail hearing before the High Court, where his application for bail was refused after gardaí raised objections.Advertisement The court was told during this hearing that he was employed at the Collins B
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| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:32:57 Europe/Dublin |
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An employee at a Dublin museum has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with possession of explosives that were intercepted in a car near the Irish border. Simon O’Donovan, 44, with an address at Sperrin Road in Drimnagh, appeared before the Special Criminal Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Saturday evening. O’Donovan also represented himself in a bail hearing before the High Court, where his application for bail was refused after gardaí raised objections.Advertisement The court was told during this hearing that he was employed at the Collins Barracks National Museum.
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