Two remanded on explosive charge

Two men charged in connection with the discovery of explosives and a large quantity of ammunition in Sligo in September were further remanded until next January at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Wayne Kelly, aged 23, of Cranmore Villas, Cranmore, Sligo is charged with the unlawful possession of an explosive substance - 21kgs of ammonium nitrate and icing sugar - at his home on September 6.