### [2026-09-2](/feed/2026/09/2/index.md)

##### Houben centre bomb threat
# Darren James Service pleads guilty to two charges relating to a hoax bomb threat that targeted the Houben Centre in Belfast when then Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney was scheduled to address a conference there. 




### Sources:

1. [RTÉ](https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0902/1590088-coveney-bomb-hoax-court/)

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