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Man appeals IRA conviction after threat to shoot accident victim
Summary
A man from Dublin has appealed his conviction for membership of an unlawful organisation after a trial in the Special Criminal Court in 2018. Ciaran Maguire, aged 32, and co-accused Kevin Braney were found guilty of IRA membership following an incident in Co Meath on 13 July 2017, when the two men allegedly threatened a construction worker and demanded he withdraw a workplace injury claim against his former employer. The victim had suffered fractures to his arm, wrist and pelvis in a roof accident. Maguire was sentenced to four years and eleven months imprisonment. His counsel raised grounds of appeal this week, including claims regarding the lawfulness of his arrest, the admissibility of surveillance evidence, and alleged unfair trial procedures. The Director of Public Prosecutions' office contested these submissions. The Court of Appeal, presided over by Mr Justice John Edwards, reserved its decision.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man appeals IRA conviction after threat to shoot accident victim. Charges or matters: being a member of the IRA on a specific date, August 2nd 2017. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- August 2nd, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 13th, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2015 Incident
- August 2nd 2017 Incident
- 2021-06-10 Publication
Why: He gave evidence in the trial, saying that his employer did not pay his wages and he had put a claim in against him because of hospital bills. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: being a member of the IRA on a specific date, August 2nd 2017 (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Ciaran Maguire (32) was one of two men jailed by the Special Criminal Court in the 2018 case. Braney was jailed for four years and six months while Maguire was sentenced to four years and 11 months in prison.
Convicted Person
Charges: being a member of the IRA on a specific date, August 2nd 2017 (Alleged Or Contested)
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Kippure Park
- Glenshane Crescent
- Dublin
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