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'You're never so entirely wrong in your f**king career: IRA accused to gardai

Date
2020-07-21

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

A 42‑year‑old Dublin man, Robert O'Leary, pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation styled as the Irish Republican Army. He was charged after a bomb was found under a PSNI officer's car in Belfast on 1 June 2019. The device, an under‑vehicle improvised explosive device, was claimed by the New IRA. Gardaí investigated the movements of the officer's Cherokee jeep and the burning of two cars, including a 2001 Skoda Octavia that O'Leary had sold in May 2019. He told detectives he bought the Skoda for €750, kept it for two or three days, and sold it for €700 to a man in his 60s. O'Leary denied any IRA involvement, saying he had no knowledge of the bomb, the TNT, or any IRA operations, and that he had only sold the car without a log book.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'You're never so entirely wrong in your f**king career: IRA accused to gardai. Charges or matters: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself as the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, at a location within the State on August 20, 2019. Procedural stage: trial

When:

August 20, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
June 1, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
June 1 Hearing Or Sentence
2020-07-21 Publication

Case subjects

Robert O'Leary

Defendant

Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself as the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, at a location within the State on August 20, 2019 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty