Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 8799Possession of explosives · Co. Kildare

Law student charged over explosives remanded in custody

Isobella Perrie Sullivan, an Irish law student, was charged with possession of explosives after an explosive was intercepted in a car near the border. She was charged at a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on a Friday evening, and her defence solicitor said she had been asked to take a bag north and was not aware of its contents. The court heard she would be remanded with consent to bail, with gardaí still making inquiries about the surety. In the latest development, reported on 1 July 2026, she appeared by video link from the Dóchas Centre, was remanded in custody, and is next due before Monaghan District Court on 7 August.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court1 Jul
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
A law student, Isobella Perrie Sullivan, a woman, has been charged with possession of explosives.
Where
The explosive was intercepted in a car near the border.
When
The charge was heard at a special sitting on a Friday evening, and the reports are dated 1 July 2026.
Charges
She was charged at a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath.
Other details
Her defence solicitor said she had been asked to take a bag north and was not aware of what was in it.
Investigation
Gardaí are still making inquiries about the surety.
In court
  • Gardaí requested a condition that she have no contact with the Saoradh political party or the New IRA.
  • Sources differ: one says she was granted bail with a €15,000 independent surety, while the other says the judge said she would be remanded with consent to bail, with her defence lawyer not present.
  • She appeared by video link from the Dóchas Centre and was remanded in custody.
  • She is next due to appear before Monaghan District Court on 7 August.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA law student has been remanded in custody with consent to bail. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe bomb was intercepted in a car near the border. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are still making inquiries about the surety. (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeShe was charged with possession of explosives at a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on a Friday evening. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtShe was granted bail with conditions including a €15,000 independent surety. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtGardaí requested a condition that she have no contact with the Saoradh political party or the New IRA. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe judge heard that her defence lawyer was not present and said she would be remanded with consent to bail. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtShe is next due to appear before Monaghan District Court on 7 August. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherHer defence solicitor said she had been asked to take a bag to the north and had not been aware what was in it. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Jul2026
    In courtthejournal.ie, first report
    'I thought I was getting out today': Law student charged over explosives find remanded in custody

    Reports the charge at Trim District Court, the bail conditions, her defence claim that she was unaware of the contents of the bag, and her remand in custody at Monaghan District Court. The article gives no date for the interception.

    accused, Isobella Perrie Sullivan, 25, female, named, irish (judged from name)Isobella Perrie Sullivan