A man has been charged by gardaí in relation to an investigation into the discovery a bomb in a car in Co Monaghan earlier this week.

The car was stopped while travelling on the N2 south of Carrickmacross on Wednesday.

The man, in his 40s, will appear before the Special Criminal Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice at 8.15pm this evening.

It follows a 25-year-old woman being charged in relation to the same incident yesterday evening.

Isobella Perrie Sullivan, a law student, with an address at Abbeylands Park in Clane, Co Kildare, was charged with the possession of explosives at a special sitting of Trim District Court.

Ms Perrie Sullivan was remanded in custody with consent to bail which will be heard at Monaghan District Court on Monday.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.

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