Kildare man pleads guilty to explosives charges

A Kildare man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to the possession of explosive substances.

James Brennan (aged 44) of Rosconnell Avenue, Newbridge, and his co-accused Joseph Kirwan (aged 39), of Closelands, Ballybrittas, Co Laois, were arrested in February by members of the Special Detective Unit as part of on-going investigations in to the activities of dissident republicans.