Owen McCann remanded after IRA and firearms charges

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Owen McCann was remanded in custody at the Special Criminal Court after being charged with IRA membership and two firearms offences, as reported on 20 December 2015.

McCann, from Annaloughan, Jenkinstown, Dundalk, was charged over alleged possession of a rifle, a pistol conversion kit and ammunition in Dundalk. He was also charged with membership of Óglaigh na hÉireann, also known as the IRA, on 18 December 2015.

The court remanded him until the following Tuesday, when a bail application was expected to be considered.

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