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Man arrested after multiple attempted explosive devices placed in locations around country

  • 07-07-2025 08:29PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,607 ✭✭✭✭


    Gardaí arrested the man, who is in his 40s, yesterday evening in Co Monaghan.

    https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-after-multiple-attempted-explosive-devices-placed-in-locations-around-country-6755807-Jul2025/

    Man arrested after five viable bombs placed at water supply sites

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41665244.html

    The suspect, from South Armagh, has no known connections with republican paramilitaries or any other type of violent extremist group.

    The man, a welder by trade, is being linked to three “viable devices” in the Republic — one in Castleblaney, Co Monaghan, one in North Dublin and the most recent one in Foynes.

    The one in north Dublin is from a year or two ago while the Castleblaney one is recent.

    Heres the Army down the road from the Castleblaney water plant July 1st https://www.facebook.com/bigtomcountry2021/posts/pfbid02W1KQPenX2eq2adWWUgqVU6oxRkvuw5FgoyP8JkEqTsvycTZGBwFWu9m2yBGKnu9Gl

    Garda statement https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/press-releases/2025/july/an-garda-siochana-investigation-into-discovery-of-improvised-explosive-devices.html

    Post edited by expectationlost on


Comments

  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,631 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Very odd indeed. Water supply sites?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,450 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    The foynes one was at the Aughnish aluminum plant. Owned by russian oligarchs, I thought it was a political statement in support of Ukraine

    Chomsky(2017) on the Republican party

    "Has there ever been an organisation in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organised human life on Earth?"



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,095 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Prior to any links being reported to other attempts, I was leaning towards it maybe being an effort at a Rusal & Russia.

    On seeing the reporting of the wider attempts? The 1st thing that springs to mind is the reported efforts by Russia to disrupt water supplies in Sweden & Finland.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    Trying to blow up water supplies. Sounds like he's mentally unwell. Psychiatric assessment required.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,641 ✭✭✭circadian


    Possibly but the materials were sourced from outside Ireland and would be part of a wider disruption campaign. It's all speculation at this point.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,022 ✭✭✭Montage of Feck


    Peace loving neutral Ireland could never be a victim of international terror, sure everybody loves us apart from the Israelis of course.

    🙈🙉🙊



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 985 ✭✭✭InAtFullBack


    Bizarre considering Water Supply Facilities were targeted. The Aughnish plant being targeted one would think it was an attack on Russian interests spurred on by the war with Ukraine. However, targeting the Water Supply Facilities are not fitting the Anti-Russian angle.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,607 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41665244.html

    The one in north Dublin is from a year or two ago

    Can anyone find any news report of this, near a water facility in north Dublin?



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