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Cork man faces trial on explosives and IRA charges

Summary

A 52-year-old man from Cork will stand trial at the Special Criminal Court in 2017 on charges relating to membership of an unlawful organisation and possession of an explosive substance. Martin McHale, of Blackwater Grove, Togher, is alleged to have been a member of the Irish Republican Army on November 1st, 2013. He is also charged with possessing an explosive substance—ten sealed bags containing ammonium nitrate and calcium carbonate—discovered at Mall Road, Tirkeenan, County Monaghan, on the same date. The Special Criminal Court set a trial date of February 13th, 2017, with proceedings expected to span two weeks. McHale was remanded to face trial on the charges brought against him.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Cork man faces trial on explosives and IRA charges. Charges or matters: membership of an unlawful organisation, styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on November 1st, 2013. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• November 1st, 2013 Incident
• February 13th Hearing Or Sentence
• 2016-10-24 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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