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Man charged at Special Criminal Court with possession of TNT near city centre garda station

Date
2016-06-17

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Patrick Brennan, 52, was arrested on Thursday morning as part of an operation targeting dissident republican activity. He was charged at the Special Criminal Court with knowingly possessing over a kilogram of explosives, specifically four 400‑gram blocks of TNT and three electric explosive detonators. The possession was alleged to have occurred at Store Street, Dublin 1, on 16 June. Detective Garda Graham Dunne arrested Brennan on Irishtown Road, Dublin 4, at 12:18 pm, informed him of the charges, and detained him at Irishtown Garda station. Brennan was transported to the Special Criminal Court, shown the charge sheet, and made no reply to the court's questions. He sat in a light blue, striped T‑shirt, arms folded, and only confirmed his identity when asked. The court, presided over by Mr Justice Paul Butler with Judges Margaret Heneghan and Ann Ryan, remanded Brennan in custody until Friday, 24 June, with a bail application to be made on that day.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man charged at Special Criminal Court with possession of TNT near city centre garda station. Charges or matters: knowingly possessing an explosive substance, to wit four 400 gram blocks of TNT and three electric explosive detonators, under such circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable suspicion he had not got them in his possession for a lawful object, at Store Street, Dublin 1, on June 16th. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

June 16th Incident
Friday, June 24th Adjournment
2016-06-17 Publication

Case subjects

Patrick Brennan

Accused

Charges: knowingly possessing an explosive substance, to wit four 400 gram blocks of TNT and three electric explosive detonators, under such circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable suspicion he had not got them in his possession for a lawful object, at Store Street, Dublin 1, on June 16th (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: Mr Justice Paul Butler, presiding with Judge Margaret Heneghan and Judge Ann Ryan, remanded Mr Brennan in custody until next Friday, June 24th.