‘Arsenal of weapons and explosives’ was found at home of Seamus McGrane before Prince Charles’s 2015 visit to IrelandOne of the founders of the Real IRA has been found guilty of planning a bomb attack during Prince Charles’s visit to Ireland in 2015. Seamus McGrane was said to have discussed a bombing during the historic royal visit, Ireland’s special criminal court was told on Tuesday. The 63-year-old from Co Louth in the Irish Republic was recorded discussing Real IRA activities including the attack planned for Prince Charles’s trip to Ireland. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Louis Mountbatten with Prince Charles in 1954. Alongside Michael McKevitt – the brother-in-law of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands – McGrane founded the hardline anti-ceasefire Real IRA.

Source: The Guardian October 31, 2017 19:30 UTC