Adrian Crevan Mackin IRA membership charge struck out

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At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on 27 October 2015, the IRA membership charge against Adrian Crevan Mackin was struck out. Prosecution solicitor Michael O’ Donovan told the three-judge court he had instructions to withdraw the matter and have its single charge struck out.

According to the report, Mackin had murdered Garda Tony Golden earlier in October. At the family home in Omeath, Co Louth, he shot the garda dead and seriously injured his partner, Siobhan Phillips, then killed himself.

The charge was brought in January and alleged membership on 16 January. It named the unlawful organisation as the Irish Republican Army, with Óglaigh na hÉireann and the IRA given as alternative names.

Bail was granted on 27 January, requiring a €100 personal bond and an independent surety of €5,000. The report said Mackin was observing his bail conditions at the time of Garda Tony Golden’s murder.

Presiding judge Mr Justice Paul Butler raised the difficulty that Mackin, being dead, could not answer any allegation that he had broken his bail conditions. Mackin’s counsel, Mr Tony Mc Gillicuddy BL, said the parties would discuss bail. A further mention was arranged for 5 November.