New Special Criminal Court opens with IRA cases adjourned

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The second Special Criminal Court adjourned IRA membership and explosives cases at Dublin’s Criminal Courts of Justice on 6 May 2016.

The newly sitting court dealt with four cases transferred from Special Criminal Court Number 1, including charges against Séamus McGrane and Donal O Coisdealbha. Both men were in custody, and the judge ordered their production before the court the following Thursday. The cases of Joseph Finnegan and Ryan Glennon, who were on bail, were also adjourned until then.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.