Seven Dublin men’s IRA evidence ruled inadmissible

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Evidence alleging seven Dublin men were members of the IRA was ruled inadmissible by the Special Criminal Court on 10 March 2015.

The court found that the defence had not been told telephone intercepts formed part of Garda Chief Superintendent Peter Kirwan’s opinion evidence. The ruling followed a finding of procedural unfairness.

All seven men had pleaded not guilty to membership of an illegal organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, relating to 29 March 2013. The trial was adjourned until Friday while prosecutors sought instructions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.