8.9.03
IOL: Men charged with Sligo arms find
Two men were charged at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin this evening in connection with the discovery of explosives and a large quantity of ammunition in Sligo on Saturday.
Wayne Kelly (aged 23), of Cranmore Villas, Cranmore, Sligo was charged with the unlawful possession of an explosive substance - 21 kilogrammes of ammonium nitrate and icing sugar at his home on Saturday.
Gerard Mooney (aged 38), of St Anne’s Terrace, Sligo was charged with the unlawful possession of 5,060 rounds of assorted ammunition at his home on Saturday.
Mooney was also charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on September 6.
Sergeant Conall Lee, Sligo, gave evidence of arresting Kelly at his home at 2.38pm on Saturday under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.
Sgt Lee said that Kelly was released from that arrest at 2.15pm today and rearrested for charging at the Special Criminal Court.
Detective Sergeant James Fox, Sligo gave evidence of arresting Mooney at his home at 4.44pm on Saturday. He said that Mooney was released from that arrest at 2.40pm today and rearrested for charging at the court.
The court remanded both men in custody until Friday when bail applications are expected to be made on their behalf.
Two men were charged at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin this evening in connection with the discovery of explosives and a large quantity of ammunition in Sligo on Saturday.
Wayne Kelly (aged 23), of Cranmore Villas, Cranmore, Sligo was charged with the unlawful possession of an explosive substance - 21 kilogrammes of ammonium nitrate and icing sugar at his home on Saturday.
Gerard Mooney (aged 38), of St Anne’s Terrace, Sligo was charged with the unlawful possession of 5,060 rounds of assorted ammunition at his home on Saturday.
Mooney was also charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on September 6.
Sergeant Conall Lee, Sligo, gave evidence of arresting Kelly at his home at 2.38pm on Saturday under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.
Sgt Lee said that Kelly was released from that arrest at 2.15pm today and rearrested for charging at the Special Criminal Court.
Detective Sergeant James Fox, Sligo gave evidence of arresting Mooney at his home at 4.44pm on Saturday. He said that Mooney was released from that arrest at 2.40pm today and rearrested for charging at the court.
The court remanded both men in custody until Friday when bail applications are expected to be made on their behalf.
