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IRA trial hears evidence of Alan Ryan conviction

Summary

The Special Criminal Court trial of Darren Weldon, a 45-year-old man from Drinadaly, Trim, has heard evidence regarding the prior conviction of Alan Ryan. Mr. Weldon has pleaded not guilty to the charge of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, otherwise the IRA, allegedly committed on October 14, 2014. The prosecution alleges that DNA evidence links Mr. Weldon to a number plate found in the debris of a car bomb that exploded outside Newry courthouse on February 22, 2010. During proceedings, Detective Inspector William Hanrahan of the Special Detective Unit testified that in March 2001, Alan Ryan pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to receiving training in the use of firearms. This conviction was related to activities at a "Real IRA" training camp in Co Meath on October 20, 1999, for which Ryan was one of six men jailed. The court also heard that gardai observed Mr. Weldon in conversation with Mr. Ryan on April 2, 2012. The trial is presided over by Mr Justice Tony Hunt, with Judges Martin Nolan and Cormac Dunne. The matter is currently ongoing and has not been finalised.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: IRA trial hears evidence of Alan Ryan conviction. Charges or matters: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army; receiving training in the use of firearms. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

• October 14th, 2014 Other
• February 22nd, 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 20th, 1999 Incident
• April 2nd, 2012 Incident
• 2016-11-30 Publication

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