Attack on mosque in Galway was ‘imminent’, gardai tell court

Gardai said an attack was imminent (Brian Lawless/PA)

An attack planned on a mosque in Galway was “imminent”, gardai have told a court in Co Laois.

The comments were made at Portlaoise District Court as gardai opposed bail for a man charged in relation to a cross-border investigation into far-right extremism.