Seven Dublin men have IRA membership evidence rejected

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Seven Dublin men had Garda IRA-membership opinion evidence rejected by the Special Criminal Court on 10 March 2015.

The prosecution claimed they travelled to a Clondalkin used-car dealership as part of an IRA extortion operation.

The court ruled evidence from Chief Superintendent Peter Kirwan inadmissible because telephone intercepts were not disclosed beforehand.

The men had pleaded not guilty to membership of an illegal organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army.

The trial was adjourned until Friday while prosecutors sought instructions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.