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Pair plead guilty to explosives offences
Summary
Two men have pleaded guilty to explosives offences at the Special Criminal Court. Paul Dodd, aged 29, of St Matthews Park, Ballymahon, County Longford, admitted possession of component parts of an improvised explosive device, including shotgun cartridges, propellant, cardboard tubing and clingfilm at his home. He also pleaded guilty to possession of approximately 30 assorted shotgun cartridges at the same address. Brendan Hope, aged 49, of Springfield Cottages, Mullingar, County Westmeath, pleaded guilty to possession of a complete improvised explosive device containing similar materials, discovered at St Matthews Park, Ballymahon. The three-judge court, presided over by Mr Justice Paul Butler alongside Judge Alison Lindsay and Judge Flann Brennan, remanded Hope in custody until 11 May and released Dodd on bail until 13 July, both pending sentencing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pair plead guilty to explosives offences. Charges or matters: possession of the component parts of an improvised explosive device, including assorted shotgun cartridges, shotgun propellant, length of cardboard tube and clingfilm at his home on the same date; the possession of approximately 30 assorted shotgun cartridges at the same address, also on the same date; possession of an improvised explosive device containing shotgun propellant powder, a 12-gauge shotgun cartridge, a 71mm length of cardboard tube, an igniferous fuse, clingfilm and a hair bobbin at St Matthews Park, Ballymahon, Co Longford on June 24th last year. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- June 24th Adjournment
- May 11th Adjournment
- July 13th Adjournment
- 2016-04-06 Publication
Case subjects
Co Accused
Charges: possession of an improvised explosive device containing shotgun propellant powder, a 12-gauge shotgun cartridge, a 71mm length of cardboard tube, an igniferous fuse, clingfilm and a hair bobbin at St Matthews Park, Ballymahon, Co Longford on June 24th last year (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Paul Butler, presiding with Judge Alison Lindsay and Judge Flann Brennan, remanded Hope in custody until May 11th and Dodd on bail until July 13th for sentencing.
Accused
Charges: possession of the component parts of an improvised explosive device, including assorted shotgun cartridges, shotgun propellant, length of cardboard tube and clingfilm at his home on the same date; the possession of approximately 30 assorted shotgun cartridges at the same address, also on the same date; possession of an improvised explosive device containing shotgun propellant powder, a 12-gauge shotgun cartridge, a 71mm length of cardboard tube, an igniferous fuse, clingfilm and a hair bobbin at St Matthews Park, Ballymahon, Co Longford on June 24th last year (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Paul Butler, presiding with Judge Alison Lindsay and Judge Flann Brennan, remanded Hope in custody until May 11th and Dodd on bail until July 13th for sentencing.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- St Matthews Park
- Ballymahon
- Longford
- Mullingar
- St Matthews Park
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