Man charged after garda raid uncovers 'bomb-making' factory in Co Louth

One man is due before the courts tomorrow morning charged under Section 30 Offences Against the State Act, 1939 while another man was released without charge. 

A house in the Rosevale estate in Drogheda was sealed off for a full forensic examination after two pipe bombs, gun powder and a large quantity of firearms ammunition was seized.

Gardaí have charged a man in relation to the seizure of weapons, ammunition and bomb manufacturing materials discovered in a raid on a home in Drogheda, Co Louth. 

Investigations in Drogheda this week into feuding gangs uncovered two pipe bombs, gun powder and a large quantity of firearms ammunition were seized in a house in the Rosevale Estate late on Thursday night along with a quantity of cocaine and tablets.