# Legal Battle Over Explosives Law Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/galway-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598688/legal-battle-over-explosives-law Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/galway-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598688/legal-battle-over-explosives-law.md Podcast: [Galway News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/galway-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598688) Published: 2026-06-18T09:41:04+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7395de2b-26ed-4b2b-9656-395863626ff4.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7395de2b-26ed-4b2b-9656-395863626ff4.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/galway-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598688/episodes/legal-battle-over-explosives-law Duration seconds: 98 ## Resource A Galway man, Karolis Peckauskas, faces trial for allegedly plotting to attack a mosque, accused of possessing pipe end caps and hydrogen peroxide. His defense is mounting a bold legal challenge, arguing the Explosives Act unfairly shifts the burden of proof to the accused — a move they call “impermissible.” The High Court has granted leave for judicial review on this key legal point, leaving the outcome uncertain and potentially setting a precedent for how such cases are handled in Ireland. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/857730a4125f0793 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/galway-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598688/episodes/legal-battle-over-explosives-law/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/galway-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7598688/legal-battle-over-explosives-law.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.