ORANMORE MAN DENIED BAIL OVER EXPLOSIVES SEIZURE

Date Published: 08-Sep-2008

A 30 year old Oranmore man has been refused bail at Galway District Court this afternoon, charged in connection with a "significant" explosives seizure in Oranmore at the weekend.Oliver Mannion of Renville West, Oranmore appeared before Judge Mary Fahy in the past hour.Local Gardaí and the National Support Unit seized almost 18 kilos of commercial explosives in Oranmore on Saturday as part of an ongoing operation against organised crime.Four men and one woman were arrested in Oranmore and Headford following the seizure.The woman was released without charge last night.