In January 2009, security forces had to defuse a bomb in Castlewellan, and in 2008 three separate incidents saw dissident republicans attempt to kill Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers in Derry, Castlederg and Dungannon.
I Januar 2009 var sikkerhedsstyrker nødt til at afmontere en bombe ved Castlewellan, medens der I 2008 var to forsøg fra Irske separatister på at myrde politibetjente i Derry og Dungannon, County Tyrone.