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DUP leader questions Irish court’s decision to grant bail in Carrickmacross case
Gavin Robinson said the bail decision raises serious questions after police found a viable Semtex bomb and detonator in a car, officials said.
On Friday, Isobella Perrie Sullivan appeared before Trim District Court in Co Meath after a Semtex bomb was intercepted in her car near the Irish border on Wednesday.
DUP leader Gavin Robinson questioned the court's decision to grant bail, stating the discovery of a viable Semtex bomb should have reminded everyone that dissident republican "terrorism remains a lethal threat."
Solicitor Gavin Booth said Perrie Sullivan was asked to transport a bag to the north without knowing its contents, while another man remains in custody at a Dublin Garda station.
Perrie Sullivan remains in custody pending Monday's hearing, with bail conditions including a 15,000-euro independent surety, passport surrender, and a curfew from 9pm to 7am.
Robinson argued the Republic's justice system has "serious questions to answer" regarding the decision, emphasizing that cases involving explosives must reflect the gravity of the threat posed to innocent lives.