A Garda officer outlined to the court how Perrie Sullivan had been stopped by gardaí on the N2 at Aclint, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.

Paul Sheehan of Elm Drive, Shamrock Lawn, Douglas in Cork, faces a total of four charges.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of making and possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances.

A 30-year-old man is due to appear in court on Monday.

A 34-year-old man has pleaded guilty to facilitating a criminal organisation to import explosives, firearms and ammunition into the State

The man, in his 40s, was arrested on Wednesday after a device was found during a house search in Keady earlier this week.

It came in support of an operation by gardaí across the border in Co Monaghan.