On September 2, 2026, Darren James Service, 45, pleaded guilty at Belfast Crown Court to charges related to a loyalist bomb hoax targeting former Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney. The incident occurred in north Belfast.
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Darren James Service, 45, of Ballysillan Road in north Belfast, appeared at Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday.
A Belfast man has pleaded guilty to charges arising from a loyalist bomb hoax targeting former minister for foreign affairs Simon Coveney.