Police charge woman in connection with bomb intercepted near Irish border

• A woman in her 20s has been charged after Gardaí intercepted a suspected dissident republican car bomb near the Irish border.
• The accused, identified as the car's driver, is scheduled to appear before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on Friday evening.
• The "extremely significant" device, seized on Wednesday afternoon on the N2 south of Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, contained suspected military-grade explosives.
• Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly stated the seizure highlights the ongoing threat from a "small minority of dissident republicans" who reject the Good Friday Agreement.
• Irish Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan and PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck praised the strong cross-border security cooperation that led to the interception.

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Woman charged in connection with ‘dissident republican bomb’ seized near Irish border