Ex-Dublin mayor's grandson drops sentence appeal for explosives conviction after being warned of court’s powers

A man caught with a hand grenade and four kilograms of the explosive TNT in a densely populated area of Dublin’s north inner city, has dropped an appeal against the severity of his sentence after being reminded of the Court of Appeal’s full powers.

Mairtin Manning (aged 25), whose address was not before the court, pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to knowingly possessing an explosive substance to wit ten 400 gram blocks of TNT and the explosive head of an RGD33 hand grenade at Spring Garden Street, Dublin 3, on June 2, 2017.