Patrick Brennan remanded on explosives possession charge

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Patrick Brennan was remanded in custody at the Special Criminal Court after being charged with knowingly possessing an explosive substance.

The charge concerns the alleged possession of four 0.4kg blocks of TNT and three electric explosive detonators at Store Street in Dublin on 16 June 2016.

Mr Justice Paul Butler, presiding with Judge Margaret Heneghan and Judge Ann Ryan, remanded Brennan in custody until 24 June 2016.

The report said Brennan, 52, was arrested on the morning of 16 June 2016 as part of an ongoing operation targeting dissident republican activity.

The proceedings were reported on 17 June 2016.