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Trial date set for three men charged with possession of explosive devices including an adapted beer keg
Summary
The Special Criminal Court has set a trial date for three men—Gareth Mulley (45), David Gallagher (37), and William Burns (38)—charged with possession of explosive devices, including an adapted 50‑litre beer keg, 50 kg of homemade ammonium nitrate, PETN, RDX, an improvised detonation cord, steel booster tube, and time‑and‑power unit. All were arrested in May 2014 by An Garda Síochana's Special Detective Unit during investigations into dissident republican activity. Mulley and Gallagher are also charged with membership of an unlawful organisation, namely Oglaigh na hÉireann (the Irish Republican Army). The court, presided over by Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy, set the trial for 5 July 2016, expected to last two to three weeks, and issued witness orders and instructions on alibi evidence and witness notice. Counsel for Burns sought a variation of bail conditions to allow night taxi work, which the court removed.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Trial date set for three men charged with possession of explosive devices including an adapted beer keg. Charges or matters: possession of an explosive substance; membership of an unlawful organisation. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- May 25 2014 Incident
- July 5th, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- Tuesday, January 20th Hearing Or Sentence
- New Year Other
- 2014-12-17 Publication
Why: Patrick Gageby SC, for Mr Mulley, asked for a mention date for his client in the New Year in order to 'extradite matters'. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of an explosive substance; membership of an unlawful organisation (Alleged Or Contested)
Defendant
Charges: possession of an explosive substance; membership of an unlawful organisation (Alleged Or Contested)
Places mentioned
- The Special Criminal Court
Topics
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