A man on trial at the Special Criminal Court gave no reply when asked by gardaí to account for the presence of 150kg of explosives in a car in which he was a front seat passenger, the court has heard.

Two Dublin men were stopped by gardaí in a car which was found to contain 150kg of explosives, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

An Bord Pleanála has refused permission for an incinerator in Rathcoole, Co Dublin, on the grounds that it would constitute an unacceptable risk of pollution.