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Chief superintendent gives belief evidence that Meath man was IRA member

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing, a Garda chief superintendent testified that he believed Darren Weldon, 45, of Drinadaly, Trim, was a member of the Irish Republican Army. Weldon pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation on 14 October 2014. The prosecution argued that DNA evidence linked Weldon to a number plate found in the debris of a car bomb that exploded outside Newry courthouse on 22 February 2010. The case was closed by the prosecution, and the trial continues before Mr Justice Tony Hunt with Judges Martin Nolan and Cormac Dunne.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Chief superintendent gives belief evidence that Meath man was IRA member. 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:

• October 14th, 2014 Other
• February 22nd, 2010 Other
• 2016-12-01 Publication

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