Stephen Hendrick and Pierce Moran charged with IRA membership

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Stephen Hendrick and Pierce Moran were charged with IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court. The proceedings were reported on 17 November 2014.

Stephen Hendrick was also charged with unlawfully possessing firearms, shotgun cartridges, ammunition for a Kalashnikov and explosive substances in suspicious circumstances. The court heard gardaí searched his Ballymun home the previous Saturday afternoon. He was arrested, and the court heard he made no reply when cautioned.

Pierce Moran was arrested following a raid at his East Wall home, where detectives allegedly found firearms and ammunition. The report linked the searches to an investigation into dissident republican activity. Neither man applied for bail at the sitting.