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Three Men Sentenced for Galway Mosque Bomb Plot

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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The Criminal Court sentenced three men for plotting to bomb a Galway mosque.
Judge Caroline Biggs gave Garrett Pollock a ten-year-six-month term, with the year suspended.
Darren Gorman and Karolis Peckauskas each received eight-year sentences, with the last year suspended.
All three pleaded guilty to terrorist activity and fire-bombing Maryam Mosque in November 2025.
An Garda Síochána and the PSNI said the plot was claimed by the Irish Defence Army.

History

The Troubles attack on 17 May 1974 saw the UVF plant three car bombs in Dublin and one in Monaghan, killing 34 civilians and injuring over 300. Occurring during Ulster Workers’ Council strike against the Sunningdale Agreement, it prompted Barron Report’s criticism of the Garda investigation. The 2025 sentencing of Garrett Pollock, Darren Gorman and Karolis Peckauskas for a Galway mosque plot echoes that sectarian threat.

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The Troubles attack on 17 May 1974 saw the UVF plant three car bombs in Dublin and one in Monaghan, killing 34 civilians and injuring over 300. Occurring during Ulster Workers’ Council strike against the Sunningdale Agreement, it prompted Barron Report’s criticism of the Garda investigation. The 2025 sentencing of Garrett Pollock, Darren Gorman and Karolis Peckauskas for a Galway mosque plot echoes that sectarian threat.

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