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IRA trial hears fingerprint evidence

Date
2016-11-07

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Wexford

County
Wexford

Summary

In the Special Criminal Court, fingerprints on a handcart found in a house at Harbour View, Courttown, were matched to Ryan Glennon, 25, of Macken Villas, Dublin, who is accused of IRA membership. The court heard that during a search of the Courttown premises, gardai discovered rockets and explosives, and that evidence links Glennon to the property. Detective Garda Niall Lannon presented the fingerprint comparison, stating there was "no doubt" the prints were made by Glennon. He also noted that fingerprints can persist for a long time, a point agreed by the defense. Interviews with Glennon were conducted under Section 2 of the Offences Against the State Act, allowing inferences from his refusal to answer questions about IRA membership and the Courttown house. Glennon pleaded not guilty to the charge of membership in an illegal organisation. The trial continues before Justice Robert Eagar, with Judges Sinead Ni Chulachain and James Faughnan presiding.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: IRA trial hears fingerprint evidence. Charges or matters: membership of an illegal organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on May 13th, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

May 13th, 2015 Other
2016-11-07 Publication

Case subjects

Ryan Glennon

Accused

Charges: membership of an illegal organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on May 13th, 2015 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Earlier, the judges ruled that Mr Glennon's arrest and detention were lawful.