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Adds the sentences imposed: Pollock 10.5 years with the final year suspended, Peckauskas and Gorman eight years each with the final year suspended. Also adds the judge's remarks on culpability, mitigation and the foiled plot.

Sentencing of the three men on 30 October 2026: Pollock 10.5 years and Peckauskas and Gorman eight years each, final year suspended in all cases. The article gives Pollock's age as 36 and Gorman's as 34, and Peckauskas's as 39.

Sentencing report: Pollock 10.5 years with final year suspended; Peckauskas and Gorman eight years each with final year suspended. Judge said the men brought shame and embarrassment on everyone. The article adds the sentences, the court, and the judge's remarks.

Reports the sentences of the three men who pleaded guilty, the sentence terms, the court's comments on culpability and hatred as an aggravating factor, and details of the plot and group from the sentencing hearing.

Reports the sentencing of Garrett Pollock, Darren Gorman and Karolis Peckauskas after their guilty pleas. Pollock's age is given as 35 in the first mention and 36 later in the article. Charles Flynn is not mentioned in this article.

Mitigation pleas at the Special Criminal Court; court heard evidence of radicalisation, mental health and substance abuse; sentencing adjourned to 13 October 2026 and all three remanded in custody.

Details of mitigation pleas for all three accused, including psychological reports, personal backgrounds, the ICA group chat, and the court's adjournment of sentencing to 30 October 2026.

Reports the guilty plea hearing at the Special Criminal Court, details of the men's radicalisation, the Irish Defence Army group structure, the mosque's characteristics, and defence submissions. Sentencing set for 30 October 2026.

Reports guilty pleas and evidence at the Special Criminal Court, including the Signal group chat 'Shadows of Eire', items found in the black BMW and Pollack's van, the group's manifesto and video warning of further attacks, and Peckauskas's mitigation. Mitigation for Gorman and Pollack due the following Friday.

Details of the Special Criminal Court proceedings: evidence of the Signal group chat 'Shadows of Eire', items found in the black BMW (tactical vests, hatchets, pipe cap ends, five litres of peroxide, four IEDs in Pollock's van), the group's manifesto and video, the IDA's formation as a splinter from the Irish Citizens Army in October 2025, and guilty pleas from all three defendants. Pollock also pleaded guilty to a further count of possession of an explosive substance.

Adds details of the group's Signal chat 'Shadows of Eire', their video warning of further attacks, the items found in the car and van (including four IEDs and five litres of peroxide), Pollack's additional guilty plea for possessing an explosive substance, and Peckauskas's mitigation of sincere remorse and radicalisation through online groups.

Reports the guilty plea hearing at the Special Criminal Court, the content of the group's video statement, the roles and backgrounds of each defendant, the arrest by the Laois drugs unit, and mitigation details for Peckauskas. Sentencing adjourned to the following Friday.

Reports the mitigation hearing for Pollock and Gorman, including psychiatric and psychological evidence on their radicalisation, the role of the Irish Defence Army and Irish Citizens Army, and the court's adjournment of sentencing to 13 October 2026.

Reports Peckauskas's guilty plea at the Special Criminal Court and the charges against him and his co-accused, including an explosives charge that is stayed pending a High Court challenge, and sets the sentence hearing for October 5.

Reports the guilty plea of Karolis Peckauskas at the Special Criminal Court on 29 June 2026, the earlier guilty pleas of co-accused Darren Gorman and Garrett Pollock on 8 June, the status of Charles Flynn, the weapons and explosives charges, and the sentence hearing set for 5 October.

Reports Peckauskas's guilty plea, details of the charge under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005, the status of co-accused Gorman, Pollock and Flynn, additional charges for weapons and explosive substance, and a High Court judicial review stay on the explosives charge.

Reports the guilty plea of Peckauskas and details of the charge, the co-accused, additional charges for weapons and explosive substance, and a pending High Court judicial review on the explosives charge.

Reports on the High Court judicial review in which Peckauskas challenged the wording of section 4 of the Explosives Act, arguing it places an impermissible burden on the accused. Judge David Keane reserved judgment. A stay has been imposed on his prosecution pending the outcome.

First report of guilty pleas by Gorman and Pollock, details of additional charges against Pollock, and identification of two co-accused (Flynn and Peckauskas) yet to enter pleas.

Two men pleaded guilty to terror offences in the Special Criminal Court over a plot to set fire to Maryam Mosque in Galway. The article adds the guilty pleas, the additional charges against Pollock, and the adjournment to 29 June 2026, when the two co-accused are also due to appear.

Provides full addresses for all four accused, confirms the offence was 'aggravated by hatred', identifies the group as the Irish Defence Army (IDA), notes PSNI cooperation with Gardaí, and mentions a seized manifesto document.

First report of the guilty pleas by Pollock and Gorman before the Special Criminal Court on 8 June 2026. Flynn and Peckauskas have not yet pleaded; their mention is set for 29 June. Peckauskas and Pollock also face weapons and explosives charges. Gardaí and PSNI are probing an alleged plot by the Irish Defence Army.

Reports Peckauskas's guilty plea at the Special Criminal Court on 29 June 2026 and that co-accused Darren Gorman and Garrett Pollock pleaded guilty on 8 June. Notes Charles Flynn remains charged, sentence hearings are set for 5 October, and Peckauskas has a stay on the explosives charge pending a High Court judgment.

First report on this case. Names the four accused, the Special Criminal Court venue, the charges and the remand. The offence period is given as November 4 and 5, 2025, so no single incident date is recorded.

Reports that the four accused are charged, that the DPP served papers, that trials will be before the Special Criminal Court, and that all were remanded until next month. Adds names, addresses, ages, and weapons and explosives charges linked to Portlaoise and Drogheda.

Reports that the DPP has served papers on the four accused, that trials will be before the Special Criminal Court, that each accused was remanded by Mr Justice Patrick McGrath, and that lawyers see potential for progress before the next court date. Sets out the individual charges, including firearms, weapons and explosives charges against two of the accused.

Reports the first court appearance of the four accused at the Special Criminal Court, their remand until 8 June 2026, and the court's reference to 'potential progress' regarding two of the men.

Reports that the four accused will stand trial at the Special Criminal Court, and sets out the specific charges, the weapons and explosives alleged, and the adjournment to 11 May.

First report in the list of this case. It adds the four accused, their charges, the weapons and explosives allegations, and the ex-parte application for trial before the Special Criminal Court, adjourned to 11 May.

First report of the four accused being ordered to stand trial at the Special Criminal Court; the court adjourned the matter to 11 May and directed the defendants to be produced in person. No existing case in the list covers this Galway mosque plot.

Judge Patrick McGrath, sitting with Judges Sarah Berkeley and Fiona Lydon, ordered the four accused to be tried before the Special Criminal Court and adjourned the matter to 11 May 2026, directing that the defendants be produced in person.

First report of the four accused being sent for trial before the Special Criminal Court; includes the charges, the weapons and explosives allegations, and the adjournment to 11 May. Laois and Louth are mentioned only as the accused's addresses.

Reports that the four accused were sent for trial to the Special Criminal Court, remanded in custody, and that the book of evidence was running to 1,000 pages and due to be served on April 16.

First court appearance of all four accused; bail refused for Flynn, Gorman and Pollock; video evidence of the group in balaclavas played in court; charges include attempted damage by fire of the mosque, possession of a hunting knife, knuckle duster, two hatchets, and an explosive substance containing petrol.

Reports that Gorman and Flynn were refused bail on 19 March 2026 at Portlaoise District Court, and that four defendants appeared in court on the accusation.

First court appearance of four co-accused in the alleged plot to attack the Maryam Mosque in Monivea Road, Galway. Gorman is named as the Laois man, and the court refused bail and remanded the defendants in custody.

First report of the case: four accused appeared at Portlaoise District Court, bail was refused for three (Peckauskas did not apply), all four remanded, DPP directed trial on indictment, next appearance 23 March 2026 by video link.

Reports the charging of two additional men and the further charging of two men already before the courts in the cross-border terror investigation targeting a Galway mosque.

First report of charges against two new suspects and further charges for two existing defendants in the cross-border terror investigation targeting a Galway mosque.

Fifth update in the investigation. Two new men in their 30s arrested in Limerick and Portlaoise and charged; two other males already before the courts to be further charged. All at Portlaoise District Court on 19 March 2026.

Belfast High Court bail hearing for Connor Pollock; judge Ms Justice Smyth directed Gardaí to provide a statement explaining why two suspects were released without charge under Irish legislation.

Reports the arrest and release without charge of a fourth man in his 30s in Limerick on 16 December 2025, details the third man's arrest and Sinn Féin's expulsion of his partner, and notes a man remanded in Co Down court on Thursday as part of the same PSNI/Garda investigation.