Donal Ó Coisdealbha jailed for IRA membership

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Donal Ó Coisdealbha was jailed for five-and-a-half years for membership of a dissident republican organisation, with his sentencing reported on 6 December 2016. The court heard he was arrested six days before Prince Charles visited Ireland in May 2015. Gardaí recovered improvised rockets, detonators, Semtex and timing equipment at a Wexford house and in his NUI Maynooth locker. Ó Coisdealbha admitted the membership offence. The sentencing judge criticised as “puzzling” a letter written to the court on his behalf. His defence counsel said the guilty plea publicly acknowledged his wrongdoing.