Court archive
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2017-05-11 · Dublin
Brian Kenna, 54, of Crumlin Park, Dublin, was convicted by the Special Criminal Court of membership in the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Kenna had denied being a member of the unlawful organisation on 21 November 2015. The court heard testimony from Garda Assistant Commissioner Michael O'Sullivan, who believed Kenna was an IRA member on that date.…
2017-05-03 · Dublin
In a Special Criminal Court hearing, Brian Kenna, 54, pleaded not guilty to membership of the Irish Republican Army. The court considered handwriting evidence from an alleged IRA communiqué smuggled from Portlaoise prison. Detective Garda John Sweetman examined the communiqué, written on three cigarette papers, and compared it with Christmas…
2017-05-02 · Portlaoise, Laois
The Special Criminal Court heard evidence regarding a secret communiqué allegedly smuggled out of Portlaoise prison by Brian Kenna. Kenna, who pleaded not guilty to membership of the IRA, was found with the document in his pocket during a search. Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Maguire testified that the message, written on cigarette paper,…
2017-04-27 · Portlaoise, Laois
In a Special Criminal Court hearing, judges ruled that the search and arrest of Brian Kenna, 54, were lawful. Kenna, who lives in Crumlin, Dublin, pleaded not guilty to membership of the unlawful organisation Oglaigh na hEireann (IRA). The court accepted that Detective Sergeant Padraig Boyce had reasonable suspicion to stop and search Kenna…
2017-04-26 · Dublin
In the Special Criminal Court, Brian Kenna, 54, of Crumlin, pleaded not guilty to membership of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 21 November 2015. The court heard that a detective searched Kenna outside Portlaoise prison after an alleged IRA communiqué fell from his pocket. On 26 April 2017, Kenna's solicitor, Siobhan Stack SC, argued that the…
2017-04-25 · Dublin
Brian Kenna, 54, of Crumlin Park, was arrested by Gardaí while allegedly smuggling an IRA communiqué out of Portlaoise prison on 21 November 2015. He pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation, namely Oglaigh na hEireann (the IRA). Detective Sergeant Padraig Boyce, of the Special Detective Unit, informed Kenna that he would be…
2016-07-27 · Sallins, Kildare
In a 2016 hearing, the Special Criminal Court found Brian Kenna, 54, breached bail conditions by speaking at a Wolfe Tone commemoration in Sallins, County Kildare. Kenna, who had been charged with membership of the Irish Republican Army, was required not to associate with anyone charged or convicted before the court. At the event, he was observed…
2015-11-26 · Dublin
Brian Kenna, 54, of Crumlin Park, Crumlin, was charged with membership of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 21 November 2015. He was arrested in County Laois by the Special Detective Unit during an operation targeting dissident republican activity. The case was heard at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, where the State Solicitor informed the…
2015-11-22 · Crumlin, Dublin
Brian Kenna, a 54‑year‑old man from Crumlin Park, Crumlin, appeared before the Special Criminal Court on a Sunday hearing. He was charged with membership of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), an unlawful organisation, following his arrest by the Special Detective Unit on 21 November 2015 in the car‑park of Portlaoise Garda Station at 12:08 pm.…