Conan Murphy jailed six years for explosives possession

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Conan Murphy was jailed for six years for possessing explosive substances at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 14 February 2017. He pleaded guilty to the offence at the start of his trial. The report said Murphy was the son of Colm Murphy, who was found civilly liable for the 1998 Omagh bombing. The same report said a detective told the court that the bomb involved would have weighed 500lb when fully loaded.

Murphy’s six-year sentence was the latest reported outcome for the explosives-possession case.