The Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has condemned the actions of those who planned to blow up a ferry crossing the Irish Sea on Brexit day.

Gardaí are believed to have found what could be weapons, possibly belonging to dissident republicans, in what is being described as a "significant" operation.

Six men have appeared in court following a dissident republican parade in the North.

Two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which Gardaí believe were to be used by dissident republican terrorists, have been recovered and made safe by the defence forces on agricultural lands in Co Limerick.

Armed gardaí arrested two Defence Forces personnel yesterday in connection with dissident terrorist activity and the discovery of a pipe bomb in Co Donegal.