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Bail for Dublin man charged with IRA membership
Summary
Declan Phelan, 32, of Tallaght, Dublin, was granted bail by the Special Criminal Court on charges of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army. The court imposed strict conditions, including surrendering his passport, signing daily at Naas Garda Station between 2 pm and 11 pm, observing a curfew from midnight to 6:30 am, and refraining from leaving the jurisdiction or associating with persons charged or convicted of scheduled offences. He must also maintain a single mobile phone with the Gardaí. Bail was set on an independent surety of €10,000 and his own bond of €100. Phelan is scheduled to appear again on June 9, 2015. This case stems from a special sitting in July 2013, where Phelan and six other men were charged with the same offence on July 3, 2013. The co-accused are Peter Burns, Kevin Braney, Michael Barr, Brian Nick McBennett, John Brock, and Desmond Christie. All seven men face allegations of IRA membership, but no pleas, findings, or sentences have been recorded for the group at this procedural stage. The report confirms only Phelan's bail grant and upcoming court date, while the status of the other accused remains pending further proceedings.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Bail for Dublin man charged with IRA membership. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- June 9, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 3, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-03-25 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Convicted Person
Accused
Accused
Accused
Accused
Accused
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Tallaght
- Dublin
- Glenshane Crescent
- Poppintree
- Ballymun
- Ard Collum Avenue
- Glenview Park
- Liam Mellows Road
- on daily at Naas Garda Station
- Naas
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