William Burns remanded over explosives charge

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William Burns was remanded in custody at the Special Criminal Court on 28 May 2014. He was accused of possessing explosives in the Kilcurry area on 25 May 2014.

Detective Garda Padraig McManus said he arrested William Burns on Carrick Road in Dundalk on 27 May 2014. The detective said that, when he explained the charge to Mr Burns at court the following morning, Mr Burns replied: “I didn’t know it was explosives”.

No application for bail was made on behalf of any of the three accused men. All three were remanded in custody to appear again before the Special Criminal Court on 4 June 2014.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.