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Judges asked to discharge themselves from IRA trial
Summary
In a Special Criminal Court hearing, Robert Day, 47, of Cabra, Dublin, pleaded not guilty to membership of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Defence counsel Padraig Dwyer SC applied for the judges to discharge themselves from the trial, citing prejudicial material presented by the prosecution in a separate matter. The court, presided over by Mr Justice Robert Eagar with Judges Patricia Ryan and James Faughnan, will decide the application on Monday. The case involves alleged IRA activity, including a bug planted by gardai in a Castleknock house to record conversations among suspected members.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judges asked to discharge themselves from IRA trial. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- October 9th, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 8th 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-05-11 Publication
Why: Padraig Dwyer SC, for the accused, applied to the judges today to discharge themselves from the trial because of "prejudicial" material mentioned by the prosecution during legal argument on a separate matter. Prosecution account reported by CNI
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