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Judgement next month in IRA trial

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing, Robert Day, 55, of Cabra, Dublin, pleaded not guilty to membership of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 9 October 2015. The prosecution alleged that Gardaí had planted a listening device in a private house in Castleknock on 8 August 2015 to record conversations between alleged IRA members, including Day. Defence counsel Padraig Dwyer argued that the evidence was insufficient, citing the reliance on a chief superintendent's belief, interview tactics that allow inferences from non‑answers, and Day's visit to the house. Dwyer also challenged the credibility of a detective who claimed to have identified Day's voice on the recording, urging the court to give that evidence zero weight. He noted no evidence of Day's involvement in ongoing unlawful activity and suggested that Day might have been a former IRA member or merely attended a meeting.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Judgement next month in IRA trial. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• October 9th, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• August 8th 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 1st Adjournment
• 2018-05-15 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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