{"success":true,"data":{"id":"d6326132-ea05-4866-813c-08a83bfb1876","title":"Police charge woman in connection with bomb intercepted near Irish border","summary":"Light Dark Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in Police charge woman in connection with bomb intercepted near Irish border David YoungFriday 24 July 2026 18:29 BST Copy link ...","content":"Light Dark\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# Police charge woman in connection with bomb intercepted near Irish border\n\n[David Young](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/david-young)Friday 24 July 2026 18:29 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nThe accused, identified as the car's driver, is scheduled to appear before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on Friday evening(PA Archive)\n\n*   A woman in her 20s has been charged after Gardaí intercepted a suspected dissident republican car bomb near the Irish border. \n*   The accused, identified as the car's driver, is scheduled to appear before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on Friday evening. \n*   The \"extremely significant\" device, seized on Wednesday afternoon on the N2 south of Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, contained suspected military-grade explosives. \n*   Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly stated the seizure highlights the ongoing threat from a \"small minority of dissident republicans\" who reject the Good Friday Agreement. \n*   Irish Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan and PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck praised the strong cross-border security cooperation that led to the interception. \n\nIn full\n\n[](https://promopage.net/7f3f5a56-afa2-462e-a5e9-22c21987ec34)[Give Your Teeth The Makeover That They Need With This \"Incredible\" Whitening Pen Products Reviews | [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbs-feed-bulletin-1x1:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%201:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=thumbs-feed-bulletin-1x1:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%201:) Learn More](https://promopage.net/7f3f5a56-afa2-462e-a5e9-22c21987ec34 \"Give Your Teeth The Makeover That They Need With This \\\"Incredible\\\" Whitening Pen\")\n\nUndo\n\nUndo\n\nUndo\n\nUndo\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ireland-car-bomb-gardai-monaghan-woman-charged-b3021194.html)[You might be interested- | [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=google-adx-card-delta:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%204:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=google-adx-card-delta:Bulletin%20Article%20Feed%20|%20Card%204:)](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ireland-car-bomb-gardai-monaghan-woman-charged-b3021194.html \"You might be interested\")\n\nUndo\n\nUndo\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://panzer.quest/)[Do you have a mouse? 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