The Special Criminal Court has reserved judgment in the trial of two men accused of having explosive materials at a flat in Dublin last year.

A Dublin man was cleared by the Special Criminal Court today of possessing bomb-making equipment at a Clondalkin apartment.

A young Belfast man told detectives he was in Dublin to meet someone about “finance and accommodation”, after his arrest at a Clondalkin apartment on suspicion of unlawfully possessing bomb-making material, the Special Criminal Court has heard today.

A young Dublin man denied knowing anything about bomb-making paraphernalia discovered during an armed raid on a Clondalkin apartment, when he was questioned by gardaí, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Enough explosive material to fully construct four pipe bombs was discovered during an armed raid on a Clondalkin apartment, the Special Criminal Court heard today.