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IRA membership trial continues in voir dire
Summary
The trial of seven Dublin men accused of IRA membership has continued with a voir dire, a trial within a trial, to determine the admissibility of evidence regarding a search warrant and arrests at a Tallaght house. The accused are Brian Nick Mc Bennett, Peter Burns, Kevin Braney, Michael Barr, John Brock, Declan Phelan, and Desmond Christie. Each has pleaded not guilty to the alleged charge of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA, on July 3, 2013. The prosecution alleges the men were holding an IRA meeting to discuss communications from Portlaoise Prison, which were found in packages on a coffee table. The case is before Mr Justice Tony Hunt, with Judges Alison Lindsay and Cormac Dunne. The trial is scheduled to last six weeks and continues tomorrow.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: IRA membership trial continues in voir dire. Charges or matters: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 3, 2013. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- July 3, 2013 Other
- July 3rd, 2013 Incident
- 2015-06-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 3, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)
Accused
Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 3, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)
Accused
Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 3, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)
Accused
Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 3, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)
Accused
Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 3, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)
Accused
Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 3, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)
Defendant
Charges: membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 3, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)
Places mentioned
- Portlaoise
- Portlaoise Prison
- Glenshane Crescent
- Tallaght
- Poppintree
- Ballymun
- Glenview Park
- Liam Mellows Road
Topics
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