Last Friday, two men appeared before Portlaoise District Court as part of a Garda investigation into an alleged terrorist plot by an extreme right wing group to attack Galway Mosque.
The two men were arrested on Co Laois on Tuesday during a cross-Border antiterrorism operation and were charged with possession of explosives.
A video found by gardaí on one of the men’s phones revealed a ‘practice’ recording of what the extreme right wing group intended to release after its planned attack on Galway mosque.
A major inquiry is now under way to determine how long the alleged plot was in the planning, what role others may have played and to identify all four men who appear in the video.
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What do we know so far about this group, its membership and the men who appeared in the video?
Have gardaí ever uncovered a terrorist plot of this kind in the Irish State?
And how concerned are the authorities that this same group may be planning a similar attack?
Today, on In The News, who is behind the right-wing extremist terror group that planned to attack Galway mosque?
Irish Times crime and security editor Conor Lally discusses An Garda Síochána’s investigation into the group behind the planned attack on Galway mosque.
Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.
