Thomas McMahon's IRA membership trial adjourned

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Thomas McMahon's trial for alleged IRA membership was adjourned at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 27 March 2014.

The adjournment allowed defence lawyers time to consider seeking an independent expert assessment of two Tipperary garda stations over telephone-recording concerns.

The court ruled the trial should proceed after hearing evidence that the Cahir and Clonmel stations were not involved in systematic call recording.

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