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Two IRA accused arrested last week refused bail
Summary
Sean Walsh, 50, of St John's Well, Fair Hill, and Joseph Walsh, 36, of Glengarriff Road, Fair Hill, Co Cork, were arrested last week in Cork with Michael Gilmartin, 46, of Chestnut Drive, Cluain Ard, Newtown in Cobh. All three men were charged on 14 December 2016 with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh Na hÉireann, otherwise the IRA. Gilmartin was also charged with possession of a semi‑automatic 9 mm Walter pistol, a sawn‑off shotgun and 22 rounds of ammunition. At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, the State objected to the men's bail applications, citing the seriousness of the charges. Detective Sergeant Patrick Murphy and Chief Superintendent Barry McPolin gave evidence that the refusal of bail was necessary to prevent the commission of a serious offence under Section 2A of the Bail Act.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Two IRA accused arrested last week refused bail. Charges or matters: possession of a semi-automatic, 9mm Walter Pistol, a sawn-off shotgun and 22 rounds of ammunition on December 14th, 2016. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- December 14th, 2016 Incident
- January 18th Adjournment
- 2016-12-21 Publication
Why: At today's bail hearing, Detective Sergeant Patrick Murphy told Ronan Kennedy BL, for the State, that gardai were objecting to bail because of the "seriousness" of the charge. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: possession of a semi-automatic, 9mm Walter Pistol, a sawn-off shotgun and 22 rounds of ammunition on December 14th, 2016 (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: The men were remanded in custody until January 18th next year, when their case is listed for mention again.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Glengarriff
- Glengarriff Road
- Cork
- Chestnut Drive
- Newtown
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