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IRA accused seen in conversation with Alan Ryan, trial hears

Summary

In the Special Criminal Court, a Meath man, Darren Weldon, 45, is on trial for alleged IRA membership. The prosecution presented DNA evidence linking him to a number plate found in debris from a car bomb outside Newry courthouse on 22 February 2010. Weldon, of Drinadaly, Trim, pleaded not guilty on 14 October 2014. Evidence also showed his Mazda 6 was stolen from his Dundrum driveway in January 2010, and that he was seen in conversation with Alan Ryan and Declan Smith in April 2012. The case is heard before Justice Tony Hunt, with Judges Martin Nolan and Cormac Dunne.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: IRA accused seen in conversation with Alan Ryan, trial hears. Charges or matters: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, otherwise the IRA on October 14th, 2014. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• January 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 22nd Other
• October 14th, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
• April 2nd, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2016-11-22 Publication

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Stage Trial Theft

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