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 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.

ENLIGHTENED parents throughout Ireland are angry, though not overly surprised, at the growth in serious bullying among young schoolchildren.

The Special Criminal Court today refused bail to three men charged in connection with the discovery of a massive bomb near the border last month.

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.