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Dublin man facing IRA membership and firearms charges remanded in custody

Date
2014-11-06

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing on 6 November 2014, Dean Byrne, 23, of Drumcairn Park, Tallaght, was remanded in custody after being charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styled the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and with unlawful possession of a 9x18mm Makarov PM pistol, its magazine and 10 rounds of 9x18mm ammunition. The charges stemmed from an operation on 5 June 2014 in which Byrne and another man were arrested by the Special Detective Unit and the Garda Crime and Security branch. Byrne had previously been granted bail on a €1,000 personal bond, a €20,000 independent surety and was required to sign daily at Tallaght Garda Station, observe a curfew from midnight to 7 am, surrender his passport and avoid contact with convicted persons.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin man facing IRA membership and firearms charges remanded in custody. Charges or matters: membership of an unlawful organisation within the State styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on June 5, 2014. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

June 5, 2014 Incident
November 11 2014 Adjournment
2014-11-06 Publication

Case subjects

Dean Byrne

Accused

Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation within the State styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on June 5, 2014 (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy, presiding alongside Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan and Cormac Dunne, released the bail bond and remanded Mr Byrne in custody.