Raid uncovered material for four pipe bombs, court hears

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.

Detective Garda Shane Curran, a garda ballistics expert, was giving evidence in the trial of three men in their 20’s, accused of unlawfully possessing explosive materials at an apartment in The Crescent, Park West Pointe, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on September 9, 2008.