The public relations officer of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement became violent and hit out at gardai when they arrived at his house in Skerries, Co Dublin, last year, the Special Criminal Court has been told.
Det Sgt Michael Larkin said Mr Joseph Dillon (52), of Greenlawns, Skerries, who has pleaded not guilty to possession of an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or to enable another person to do so at Windswept, Golf Links Road, Bettystown, Co Meath, on January 5th, 1998, tried to prevent detectives entering his house.
Three other men, Mr Eamonn Flanagan (42), of The Square, Skerries, Mr Seamus McLoughlin (66), of Balkill Park, Howth and Mr Michael Blount (48), of Bath Road, Balbriggan, have pleaded not guilty to possession of an explosive substance with intent to endanger life.