Gardai uncover ammunition dump in Monaghan

Gardaí in north Co Monaghan have found an ammunition cache close to the Fermanagh border.

Gardaí in north Co Monaghan have found an ammunition cache close to the Fermanagh border.

Gardai said 500 rounds of ammunition were discovered in a forest at Derrynahesco, a few miles from Scotstown, yesterday.

No weapons were found in the search.

The bullets were taken away for a technical examination

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