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Cork man to stand trial charged with IRA membership next year

Summary

The Special Criminal Court has set a trial for March 8, 2016, for Kevin Power, 38, of Railway Street, Passage West, who is charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styled the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions, Vincent Heneghan BL, informed the three‑judge court that 32 witnesses would be called and the trial is expected to last two weeks. The judges—Tony Hunt, Alison Lindsay and Cormac Dunne—issued witness and exhibit orders for the hearing, and Power remains on continuing bail until the trial date.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Cork man to stand trial charged with IRA membership next year. Charges or matters: membership of an unlawful organisation within the State styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on December 19th, 2011. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• March 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 19th, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 8 2016 Adjournment
• 2015-07-07 Publication

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