The article reports that specialist Garda officers are monitoring 13 separate dissident Irish republican groups or cells. It says a suspected major bomb attack across the border was thwarted, underlining continuing security concerns despite the much lower level of violence than during the Troubles.

The supplied text does not include the article’s underlying reporting, such as where the alleged plot was discovered, who was arrested or what explosives were involved. The reported figure of 13 cells nevertheless suggests that authorities regard the dissident threat as fragmented but persistent.