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Non-jury court to consider defence submissions in IRA trial

Summary

The Special Criminal Court is reviewing defence applications in a trial involving three men accused of IRA membership and a man and woman accused of assisting IRA interviews. David Nooney, 53, Seán Hannaway, 48, and Edward O'Brien, 42, plead not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation, the Irish Republican Army, on 8 August 2015. Kevin Hannaway, 69, and Eva Shannon, 60, plead not guilty to knowingly assisting an unlawful organisation by helping interview people involved in IRA‑related criminal activity on 7 and 8 August 2015 at Riverwood Park, Castleknock. The prosecution closed its case the day before, after which defence counsel filed applications arguing the case should not proceed. The court listened to the defence submissions and the State's counter‑arguments, with Justice Isobel Kennedy, Judge Gerard Griffin and Judge Gerard Haughton noting they needed time to consider the material and would rule the following afternoon.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Non-jury court to consider defence submissions in IRA trial. Charges or matters: knowingly rendering assistance to an unlawful organization; membership of an unlawful organization. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• August 8th, 2015 Other
• August 7th Incident
• 2018-06-12 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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