Jail for man who brought TNT onboard Dublin-to-NI bus

By The Newsroom
Published 6th Feb 2017, 18:05 BST
Updated 7th Feb 2017, 13:09 BST
A A Bus Eireann service was boarded by the bomb courierA A Bus Eireann service was boarded by the bomb courier
A A Bus Eireann service was boarded by the bomb courier
A Dublin man who was arrested trying to transport 1.6 kilos (about 3.5lb) of high grade explosives and three detonators on the Bus Eireann bus to Londonderry has been jailed for seven years by the Special Criminal Court.

The court heard that Busaras station had to be evacuated after Special Branch detectives intercepted Patrick Brennan on board the bus.

Brennan (53) was arrested last June by officers from the Special Detective Unit (SDU) at Busaras, in Store Street, in central Dublin, following a tip-off.