Donal Billings convicted of bomb threats and explosives offence

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Donal Billings was convicted of possessing explosive material and making bomb threats at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 30 November 2016. The offences related to threats made in May 2011, including claims that bombs had been placed at Dublin Castle and Cork Airport. The court refused bail and was due to sentence him on 15 December 2016.

A bomb was found in the baggage compartment of a Dublin-bound bus after one threat, while searches following other threats found no devices. Phone records, notes, a SIM card and mobile-phone data were said to identify Billings as the caller.