County in Munster, Ireland; largest inland county; population 167,895 (2022)
Gardaí have charged a woman in her 20s after a vehicle containing a suspected advanced explosive was intercepted near Carrickmacross. The device is described as highly significant, with investigations focusing on dissident republican activity. A separate man in his 40s remains in custody as more details surface from the operation taxied by the Garda Special Detective Unit.