Dundalk men in court following explosives find

Two Dundalk men appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin yesterday in connection with an explosives find in Meath on Tuesday.

The pair, both in their 40s, were arrested after Gardaí stopped two cars on the N52 between Kells and Ardee on Tuesday and discovered explosives.

Michael Connolly (42) of Grange Drive, Dundalk, was charged with membership of the IRA on December 16^th.

Meanwhile, Brian Fitzpatrick (49) of Castleross, Dundalk, was charged with two counts of possession of an explosive substance under suspicious circumstances on the same day at Mitchelstown Cross, Castletown, Navan, Co Meath.

Meanwhile, a Dundalk man, as well as two others, are due to go on trial in the Special Criminal Court in July 2016 charged with possession of explosive devices in Kilcurry on May 25^th last.

Gareth Mulley (45) with an address at Ashling Park, Dundalk, is charged with the possession of an explosive substance along with David Gallagher (37) of Marley Court in Drogheda and William Burns (38) of Kerrera Street, Ardoyne, Belfast, Co Antrim.

They are alleged to have had in their possession PETN and RDX, an adapted 50 litre beer keg, 50kgs of ammonium nitrate home-made explosives, an improvised detonation cord, an improvised steel booster tube and an improvised time and power unit.

Mr Mulley and Mr Gallagher have also been charged with membership of the IRA.

Local building used as a church sells at auction

The Dominion House of Prayer, which sold at auction yesterday

A local industrial building which is currently rented out as a church sold at auction yesterday for €285,000.

The selling price was €55,000 above its asking price.

Located on the Castletown Road between the intersections with the Bellewsbridge Road and Castleross, the building – which is set up as The Dominion House of Prayer – extends to 355sqm and stands on a 1.4 hectare site.

The sale was conducted by GW2, a subsidiary of Dublin-based auctioneers Ganly Walters.

Man arrested following attempted robbery of hot water cylinder in Castleross

Gardaí arrested a man in Castleross, off the Castletown Road, in the early hours of this morning in connection with the attempted theft of a hot water cylinder and copper piping from a house in the estate.

Dundalk Fire Service and the Gardaí were called to the scene around 3.30am, with the property having suffered severe water damage as a result of the incident.

A 32-year-old man was apprehended and brought to Dundalk Garda Station for questioning.