No explanation for explosive materials in apartment

A Monaghan man in his 20s failed to offer any explanation for why he had certain explosive materials in his presence when he was arrested during an armed raid on a Dublin apartment, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

The special three judge, non jury court was hearing evidence on the second day of a trial of three men accused of unlawfully having explosive material in their possession at an apartment in The Crescent, Park West Point, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on September 9, 2008.