Eight men accused of IRA membership have public excluded at trial

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Eight men accused of IRA membership remained on trial at the Special Criminal Court, with evidence heard on 30 January 2015.

The court excluded the public while six National Surveillance Unit officers gave evidence about observations of the accused.

The officers cannot be identified, and evidence about the unit’s tradecraft and methodology cannot be published. All eight deny the charge.