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Woman Charged After Semtex Bomb Found in Carrickmacross Car

7/25/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Isobella Perrie Sullivan was charged after police found a bomb in her car on the N2 at Aclint, Carrickmacross.
Gardaí recovered a bag with Semtex, a detonator and a timing unit from Defence Forces’ EOD.
Solicitor Gavin Booth said Sullivan was asked to take the bag to Northern Ireland, did not know its contents.
Judge Raymond Finnegan set €15,000 bail, a curfew and barred contact with Saoradh or the New IRA.

History

Historical Context

The Real Irish Republican Army, formed in October 1997 after breaking from the Provisional IRA, detonated the deadliest Troubles attack—the Omagh car bomb on 15 August 1998, killing 29 civilians and spurring the Good Friday Agreement’s peace push. Decades later, a bag seized from Isobella Sullivan, linked to the same tactics, led Judge Raymond Finnegan to bar her from Saoradh and the New IRA, underscoring lingering dissident networks.

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Story summary

Isobella Perrie Sullivan was charged after police found a bomb in her car on the N2 at Aclint, Carrickmacross.
Gardaí recovered a bag with Semtex, a detonator and a timing unit from Defence Forces’ EOD.
Solicitor Gavin Booth said Sullivan was asked to take the bag to Northern Ireland, did not know its contents.
Judge Raymond Finnegan set €15,000 bail, a curfew and barred contact with Saoradh or the New IRA.

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