Laurence Murphy and Ray Kennedy granted bail on IRA charge

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Laurence Murphy and Ray Kennedy were granted bail by the Special Criminal Court on an IRA membership charge, reported on 14 September 2017. The charge followed Garda investigations into the 2013 murder of Peter Butterly, who was shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn in Gormanston, Co Meath. Bail conditions included surrendering passports, daily Garda-station signing, a curfew, remaining within the jurisdiction and avoiding contact with proposed prosecution witnesses. The men were remanded to appear before the court again on 26 October.