Man (40s) charged in relation to bomb found in Monaghan

Kenneth Fox

A man in his 40s has been charged in relation to a bomb being found in a car that was stopped while travelling on the N2 south of Carrickmacross on Wednesday, June 22nd.

He is due to appear before the Special Criminal Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday at 9:00pm.

It comes as a 25-year-old law student was granted bail after appearing before court charged with possession of explosives.

Isobella Perrie Sullivan, of Abbeylands Park, Clane in Co Kildare, appeared before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on Friday evening after a bomb was intercepted in a car near the Irish border.

She wore a pink, White Fox Boutique hoodie as she listened to proceedings.

The court heard that Perrie Sullivan was studying for a law degree and wanted to become a barrister.

Defence solicitor Gavin Booth, of Phoenix Law, said his client had been asked to take a bag to the north, and had not been aware what was in it.

He said she lived with her father in Kildare and wanted to become a barrister.

He said both her parents are devastated and can’t believe what has happened, adding that if granted bail they would intend to keep her on a “tight rein and ensure she abides by all conditions”.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.