Man due in court on firearm charges after Coveney security alert

The man who has been charged was one of two arrested by police on Wednesday

PSNI officers patrol a cordon at the Holy Cross church where emergency services attended a security alert on March 25. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

A man is due to appear in court charged with a number of offences after he was arrested by detectives investigating a security alert that led to Simon Coveney being evacuated from a peace event.

The 46-year-old has been charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition in suspicious circumstances, possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of a handgun without a certificate and possession of ammunition without a certificate.