Conor Hughes remanded over IRA membership charge

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Conor Hughes was remanded in custody before the Special Criminal Court, reported on 2 November 2015, after being charged with IRA membership and firearms offences.

Darren Fox and Jamie Smithers also faced IRA membership charges. Hughes and Fox additionally faced firearms charges linked to a shotgun and cartridges found at Kyletaun, Rathkeale, County Limerick. The three men were arrested in County Limerick during an investigation into dissident republican activity, and were due to appear before the court again.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.