The Special Criminal Court today heard closing submissions for the defence in the trial of two men accused of having a massive haul of explosives near the border last year.

Closing submissions are expected to conclude at the Special Criminal Court next week in the trial of two men accused of having a massive haul of explosives near the border last year.

A defence lawyer of one of two men accused of having a massive quantity of explosives near the border last year applied for a direction to acquit his client at the Special Criminal Court today.

The Special Criminal Court today saw CCTV evidence of a man renting a cement mixer, which was seized at a farmyard where a large haul of explosives was found the following day.

A second man arrested after a major Garda operation pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today to having a massive quantity of explosives near the border last year.

Four men were arrested after a major garda operation led to the discovery of a large quantity of home made explosives near the border last year, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Four men charged in connection with the discovery of explosives finds during garda raids in Co Louth last week were further remanded when they appeared before the Special Criminal Court today.

Three men were charged with possession of explosives and a fourth was charged with being a member of the IRA when they appeared at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court tonight.