IRA man's conviction appeal is dismissed

A 57-year-old mechanic from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, has had his conviction appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal. The man was convicted in March 2019 by the Special Criminal Court of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army. The conviction followed the discovery of a metal pipe with drilled holes, described as a "booster tube," in a shed on his land in September 2016…