Robert O'Leary charged with IRA membership over Belfast bomb

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Robert O'Leary was charged with membership of the IRA at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 18 November 2019. The charge relates to a bomb found under a police officer's car at Shandon Park Golf Club in east Belfast on 1 June 2019.

The court heard that the book of evidence would be served the following Monday, with Mr O'Leary's trial not expected until late February or early March 2020. He had been granted bail on 26 August.

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