James Smithers convicted of IRA membership

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James Smithers was found guilty of IRA membership. The offence concerned membership on 31 October 2015. The proceedings were reported on 12 May 2017.

The report identified Smithers as one of three men linked to an intercepted IRA operation in Rathkeale, County Limerick. It did not give his conviction date, sentence or any later procedural outcome.