Samuel Devlin jailed for possessing explosive substance

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Samuel Devlin was sentenced to six years in the Special Criminal Court, reported on 6 April 2016, after being convicted of possessing an explosive substance.

The substance was found in the chalet where he was staying at Finnstown House Hotel in west Dublin. The judge said there was no evidence linking Devlin to a bomb found in a hotel car park.