"Stop and search" of IRA accused was lawful, court rules
Judges at the Special Criminal Court trial of two Sligo men accused of IRA membership have ruled today that the stop and search of their vehicle at a roadside over two years ago was lawful. The two accused men were travelling in a car from which gardai recovered a mortar round inside a "Spiderman" t
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Two Sligo men accused of IRA membership had their vehicle stopped and searched unlawfully at a roadside over two years ago, their barristers have argued at the Special Criminal Court. The two accused men were found in a car with a mortar round inside a "Spiderman" themed backpack but there was no pr
Two men from County Sligo have had their vehicle stop and search challenged as unlawful at the Special Criminal Court. Julian Flohr, aged 37, of Rusheen Ard, Caltragh, and Damhan McFadden, aged 29, of Kilmacowen, Ballysadare, face charges of membership of an unlawful organisation on 14 August 2016. A mortar round was recovered from their vehicle near Dromahair in County Leitrim. During a voir dire hearing, defence…