Second Special Criminal Court due to be assigned cases in Dublin

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The second Special Criminal Court was due to be assigned cases for its first sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on 6 May 2016. The report was published on 6 May 2016.

The three-judge, non-jury court was established to deal with a backlog from the original Special Criminal Court, with the earliest available trial date then April 2018.

It comprised Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin and Judge Gerard Haughton.

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