Queen's visit bomber loses appeal based on Irish language rights

A 67-year-old man from Drumlish, County Longford, has lost his appeal against conviction at the Court of Appeal following his trial at the Special Criminal Court. Dónal Billings was convicted of possessing an explosive substance at Longford railway station car park on 16 May 2011, and of making false bomb threat reports during Queen Elizabeth's State visit to Ireland that same month. He received a sentence of…