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Three men who planned to bomb mosque jailed in Dublin

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McCurry, C. (2026, October 30). Three men who planned to bomb mosque jailed in Dublin. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/dublin-galway-psni-press-association-b1303008.html

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Judge Caroline Biggs sentenced three men to prison for plotting to bomb a mosque in Galway, Ireland. Garrett Pollock received 10 years and six months with one year suspended, while Darren Gorman and Karolis Peckauskas each got eight years with one year suspended. The trio admitted to attempting terrorist activity by firebombing the Maryam Mosque between November 4-5 last year, driven by hatred. Pollock additionally pleaded guilty to possessing an explosive substance. Gardaí had seized a manifesto outlining plans for mosque attacks before the incident.

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On October 30, 2026, Judge Caroline Biggs sentenced three men to prison for their roles in planning to bomb the Maryam Mosque in Galway. Garrett Pollock, 36, was jailed for 10 years and six months with one year suspended; his co-defendants, Darren Gorman and Karolis Peckauskas, received eight-year sentences each, also with one year suspended. The trio admitted to attempting a terrorist act against the mosque between November 4 and 5 last year, driven by hatred. Pollock additionally pleaded guilty to possessing an explosive substance found in a glass jar containing petrol and other flammable materials. Gardaí had previously seized a manifesto outlining plans for the attack, believing it was imminent.

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Judge Caroline Biggs, presiding over the three-judge Special Criminal Court, sentenced Garrett Pollock to 10 years and six months with the final year to be suspended. asserted

Biggs → preside → year

His co-defendants, Darren Gorman and Karolis Peckauskas, were both jailed for eight years with the final year to be suspended. asserted

defendants → jail → year

Pollock, 36, of Kilhorne Green, Annalong, Co Down, Gorman, 35, of O’Moore Place, Portlaoise, Co Laois, and Peckauskas, 39, of Newfoundwell Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, all entered guilty pleas before Dublin’s Special Criminal Court earlier this year. asserted

Pollock → enter → Court

They admitted to attempting to engage in a terrorist activity, to firebomb the Maryam Mosque on the Monivea Road in Galway between November 4 and 5 last year, an offence which was “aggravated by hatred”. asserted

which → admit → hatred

Pollock also pleaded guilty to possession of an explosive substance under suspicious circumstances, which was found in a glass jar with a metal lid, a cloth fuse, matches and tape, in addition to liquids and white clumped powders all containing hydrocarbon fire accelerants, namely petrol. asserted

all → plead → accelerants

Gardaí previously told the court that they believed an attack on the Galway mosque was “imminent” and had seized a “manifesto document outlining an intention to attack” the first mosque in Ireland. asserted

attack → tell → Ireland

Three men who planned to bomb mosque jailed in Dublin

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