Paul Casey granted bail on IRA membership charge

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Paul Casey was granted bail on an IRA membership charge by the Special Criminal Court on 23 September 2019. He was charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, also known as the IRA, after a car bomb was found under a police officer’s car in Belfast.

The court imposed a €100 bond and required an independent surety of €5,000. Casey must report daily to Ballymun Garda Station, remain at his Ballymun address, avoid IRA members and prosecution witnesses, and give notice before travelling to Northern Ireland to visit his mother.