A third man has been accused of attempting to extort €1.5m from a Co Louth businessman who had a pipe bomb and live ammunition left outside his home.
charged with making a threat to Neil Kelly to kill or cause serious harm by placing a viable pipebomb and four rounds of ammunition at his home in Clogherhead, Co Louth on August 26, 2023. He is further charged with blackmailing Mr Kelly with menace on dates between August 26 and December 13, 2023 contrary to Section 17 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994 as amended by Section 22 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 2008.Dundalk District Court heard Mr O’Gorman was arrested on Sunday, March 3 and charged with the offences.
Mr O’Gorman, of Old Balrath Post Office in Navan, Co Meath was brought before Dundalk District Court where he was remanded in custody with consent to bail on his own bond of €10k and an independent surety of €10k. As part of his bail conditions, Mr O’Gorman is to reside at an address handed into court; sign on daily at a named garda station; obey a curfew between 11pm and 6am and have no contact whatsoever with any witness in the prosecution case. He is also not to apply for any other passport or travel documents and be available at all times on his mobile phone to gardai.Join the Irish Mirror’s breaking news service on WhatsApp.
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