Court rejects application to have explosives case thrown out

The Special Criminal Court in Dublin today rejected defence applications to have the case against two men accused of having explosives in Co Louth thrown out.

Conan Murphy (aged 25), with an address at Plaster, Mountpleasant, Dundalk, Co Louth, has pleaded not guilty to the possession of explosive substances at Aghaboys, Mountpleasant on May 22, 2010.