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IRA accused further charged with possession of firearms and ammo

Summary

Joseph Walsh, Michael Gilmartin, and Sean Walsh, all accused of membership in an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army (IRA), appeared at the Special Criminal Court. Walsh (36) of Glengarriff Road, Fair Hill, and Gilmartin (46) of Chestnut Drive, Cluain Ard, Newtown, Cobh, were freshly charged with possession of firearms and ammunition. The new allegations state that on December 14, 2016, they possessed a 9mm parabellum pistol, a suitable magazine, a double-barrel sawn-off shotgun, 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition, and eight shotgun cartridges at the Chestnut Drive address. These charges follow earlier allegations of IRA membership against all three men, including Sean Walsh (50) of St John's Well, Fair Hill, who was arrested in Cork in December 2016. No pleas were entered, and no findings or sentences were recorded at this procedural stage. The court remanded the men in custody until May 26, when their case is listed for mention again. The matter was adjourned and is not concluded.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: IRA accused further charged with possession of firearms and ammo. Charges or matters: IRA membership. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• December 14th Incident
• December 14th, 2016 Adjournment
• May 26th Adjournment
• 2017-04-28 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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