A Louth man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to the possession of explosives last year.
David Gallagher (38) was arrested along with his co-accused Gareth Mulley (45) and another man in May last year after a Garda operation against dissident republicans in the Co Louth area involving the Crime and Security Branch and the Special Detective Unit.
Gallagher was charged with the unlawful possession of explosive substances, an adapted 50 litre beer keg, 50kg of ammonium nitrate homemade explosive, an improvised detonation cord, an improvised steel booster tube and an improvised time and power unit at Kilcurry Church on May 25th, 2014.
At the non-jury court on Friday, Gallagher, of Marley Court, Drogheda, Co Louth, pleaded guilty to the charge.
Counsel for Gallagher, Michael O’Higgins SC, said he was not planning on proceeding to sentence and asked for a remand on the same terms and conditions.
Presiding judge Mr Justice Paul Butler said the court would remand Mr Gallagher in custody to appear before the court again on October 13th next for sentence.
His co-accusedGareth Mulley was jailed for 10 years on Friday having been found guilty of the same charge.