A Dublin museum worker has been charged with possession of explosives after a suspected car bomb was intercepted by Irish police as it was driven towards the border with Northern Ireland. Simon O'Donovan, 44, was arrested when the alleged device was stopped by a Garda Special Detective Unit near Carrickmacross, roughly six miles from the border, an incident that raises fresh security concerns given the sensitivity of any bomb-related activity close to Northern Ireland.

O'Donovan, who has an address in Crimagh, Dublin, appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Saturday evening and represented himself at the hearing. The court heard that he works at the Collins Barracks National Museum of Ireland; his bail application was refused and he was remanded in custody, with a further appearance due at the Special Criminal Court. A trainee barrister was also charged in connection with the case, according to the headline, though further details were not included in the available article text.