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Charge against Dublin man over Belfast bomb is struck out

Date
2019-11-18

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

The Special Criminal Court struck out the charge against Paul Casey, a 49‑year‑old Dublin man, over the discovery of a bomb under a police officer's car in Belfast. Casey had been arrested by the Special Detective Unit as part of a cross‑border investigation and charged on 20 August 2019 with membership of an unlawful organisation, the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew the case, and Mr Justice Hunt, with Judges Gerard Griffin and Ann Ryan, granted the request. The court also noted that the book of evidence for Robert O'Leary, 41, who was charged with the same offence and granted bail on 26 August, will be served on 25 November 2019. O'Leary's trial is expected to take place in late February or early March 2020.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Charge against Dublin man over Belfast bomb is struck out. Charges or matters: membership of an unlawful organisation, styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA, on August 20, 2019; the same offence as Mr Casey and was granted bail on August 26, will be served on Monday, November 25, 2019. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

August 20, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
August 26 Incident
Monday, November 25, 2019 Incident
March 2020 Incident
June 1 Incident
2019-11-18 Publication

Case subjects

Paul Casey

Accused

Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation, styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA, on August 20, 2019; the same offence as Mr Casey and was granted bail on August 26, will be served on Monday, November 25, 2019 (Alleged Or Contested)

Robert O'Leary

Accused

Charges: the same offence as Mr Casey and was granted bail on August 26, will be served on Monday, November 25, 2019 (Alleged Or Contested)