Owen McCann bailed on IRA membership and firearms charges

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Owen McCann was released on bail at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, reported on 22 December 2015, after being charged with IRA membership and two firearms offences. The charges concern alleged membership of an unlawful organisation and possession of a rifle, a pistol conversion kit and ammunition. Bail conditions included daily reporting at Dundalk garda station, a nightly curfew, surrendering travel documents and a ban on leaving the jurisdiction or entering Northern Ireland. The case was listed for mention at the Special Criminal Court on 16 March 2016.