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Special Criminal Court trial adjourned due to bad weather
Summary
The Special Criminal Court trial was adjourned because three accused were unable to travel from Belfast due to bad weather. Kevin Hannaway, aged 69, is charged with knowingly assisting an unlawful organisation, the Irish Republican Army, by interviewing persons involved in IRA‑related criminal activity on 7 and 8 August 2015. Eva Shannon, aged 60, faces the same charge for those dates. Edward O'Brien, David Nooney, and Seán Hannaway are each charged with membership of the IRA on 8 August 2015. Justice Isobel Kennedy postponed the hearing until the next morning, and none of the accused have yet been arraigned.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Special Criminal Court trial adjourned due to bad weather. Charges or matters: knowingly rendering assistance to an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA, namely with Sean Hannaway, assisting in interviewing persons involved in IRA organised criminal activities, said interviews being directly or indirectly in the furtherance of an unlawful object, at Riverwood Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15 on August 7th and 8th, 2015; the same offence on the same dates. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- August 7th Incident
- August 8th, 2015 Other
- 2018-01-17 Publication
Case subjects
Co Accused
Charges: the same offence on the same dates (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Justice Isobel Kennedy adjourned the trial until tomorrow morning.
Accused
Charges: knowingly rendering assistance to an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA, namely with Sean Hannaway, assisting in interviewing persons involved in IRA organised criminal activities, said interviews being directly or indirectly in the furtherance of an unlawful object, at Riverwood Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15 on August 7th and 8th, 2015; the same offence on the same dates (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Justice Isobel Kennedy adjourned the trial until tomorrow morning.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Riverwood Park
Topics
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