Three men pleaded not guilty to IRA membership trial

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Jonathan Hawthorn, James Geraghty and Donal O’Ceallaigh pleaded not guilty to IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 10 July 2018.

The non-jury trial continued after judges excluded the public during surveillance-unit evidence about a fake explosives delivery.

The court heard that Hawthorn was photographed receiving the package while O’Ceallaigh was nearby.