Male arrested as explosive devices seized in Monaghan

A man in his 40s has been arrested as part of a Garda investigation into the discovery of a number of attempted improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Northeast and Southwest of the country.

A male was arrested during an operation yesterday evening (Sunday), July 6, 2025, involving national, regional and local garda units in County Monaghan.

He is currently being detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, at a Garda Station in the North Western Region.

An Garda Síochána continue to liaise with colleagues in the PSNI in relation to this in-vestigation.

As this is an ongoing operation, no further information is available at this time.