{"id":567893,"date":"2026-07-25T18:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/567893\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T18:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:28:11","slug":"dup-leader-questions-decision-to-grant-bail-to-woman-charged-with-possession-of-explosives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/567893\/","title":{"rendered":"DUP leader questions decision to grant bail to woman charged with possession of explosives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish justice system has \u201cserious questions to answer\u201d over bail granted to a woman charged with possession of explosives near the border, the DUP leader has said.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin Robinson made the comments after a 25-year-old law student appeared before a district court after a bomb was found in her car in Co Monaghan on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Isobella Perrie Sullivan, 25, of Abbeylands Park in Clane, Co Kildare, was stopped at Aclint, Carrickmacross, and a bag was discovered in the back of her car containing Semtex and a detonator, the court heard.<\/p>\n<p>Her solicitor Gavin Booth said she had been asked to take a bag to the north, and had not been aware what was in it.<\/p>\n<p>Perrie Sullivan was granted bail but remains in custody ahead of a further bail hearing on Monday<\/p>\n<p>The bail conditions include a 15,000-euro independent surety, that she surrenders her passport, stays at an address approved by garda\u00ed with a curfew of 9pm to 7am, has a mobile phone available 24\/7 and signs in each day at Naas Garda Station.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Mr Robinson questioned the court\u2019s decision and whether it appreciated \u201cthe gravity\u201d of the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe discovery of a viable Semtex bomb should have reminded everyone that dissident republican terrorism remains a lethal threat,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"not-prose no-underline\" data-action=\"click\" data-category=\"Read more article clicked\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/law-student-granted-bail-after-appearing-before-court-on-explosives-charge-1931570.html\" data-value=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/law-student-granted-bail-after-appearing-before-court-on-explosives-charge-1931570.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cc-isabella-perry-osullivan001-e1784924840635.jpg\" class=\"rounded-sm object-contain bg-transparent z-10 w-full h-full not-prose\" alt=\"Law Student Granted Bail After Appearing Before Court On Explosives Charge\" width=\"278\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Law student granted bail after appearing before court on explosives charge<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision to grant bail will leave many people asking whether the justice system appreciates the gravity of that reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf involvement in the transport of a viable Semtex bomb is not enough to keep an accused person in custody, the Republic\u2019s justice system has some serious questions to answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTerrorism is unlike any other form of criminality, and decisions in such cases must reflect the gravity of the threat posed to innocent lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another person, a man in his 40s, remains in custody at a Garda station in the Dublin area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Irish justice system has \u201cserious questions to answer\u201d over bail granted to a woman charged with 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