Dean Byrne remanded over IRA membership and firearms charges

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Dean Byrne was remanded in custody over IRA membership and firearms charges at the Special Criminal Court on 6 November 2014. He was charged with membership of an unlawful organisation and possessing a Makarov pistol, ammunition and related items at Glenshane Crescent, Tallaght, on 5 June 2014.

The court released his bail bond after counsel said the independent surety could no longer act. Byrne had previously been required to sign on daily, observe a midnight-to-7am curfew, surrender his passport and avoid people convicted of scheduled offences. The case was listed to return on 11 November 2014.