Man accused of bomb threats told gardaí he didn't like the Queen

A Longford man accused of making bomb threats during the state visit of the UK Queen five years ago told gardai that the British monarch stood for the security forces in Northern Ireland and that he did not like her, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

A Longford man accused of making bomb threats during the state visit of the UK Queen five years ago told gardaí that the British monarch stood for the security forces in Northern Ireland and that he did not like her, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

The court also heard that Donal Billings (aged 65), who is further accused of placing an IED on a Dublin-bound passenger bus on the eve of the royal visit, told gardaí that allegations against him were "nonsense" and that he had been visiting his brother that evening.