Mairtin Manning charged with possessing 4kg of TNT

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Mairtin Manning was charged at the Special Criminal Court with knowingly possessing an explosive substance: ten 400-gram blocks of TNT and the explosive head of an RGD33 hand grenade. The charge alleged possession at Spring Garden Street, Dublin 3, on 2 June 2017. The proceedings were reported on 4 June 2017.

Declan McDermott was separately charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA, within the State on 2 June 2017.

Solicitor Michael Durcan, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, told the court that the DPP had directed that both men be tried for the offences at the non-jury court.

Mr Justice Tony Hunt, sitting with Judge Flann Brennan and Judge Gerard Haughton, remanded both men in custody to appear before the court on 9 June 2017. Bail applications were expected on their behalf on 12 June.