Mairtin Manning jailed for seven years over TNT possession

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Mairtin Manning was jailed for seven years for knowingly possessing explosives at the Special Criminal Court on 27 May 2019.

The offence involved four kilograms of TNT and the explosive head of a hand grenade at Spring Garden Street, Dublin 3, on 2 June 2017.

The court heard the explosives were found in a shoebox in the passenger footwell of a taxi, after which 40 premises were evacuated.

Manning pleaded guilty and had no previous criminal convictions, which were among the mitigating factors considered by the court.