'NI mercenaries' video circulated before attack at Roscommon eviction farm, trial hears

At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the trial heard that a social media video alleging Northern Irish "mercenaries" were responsible for an eviction circulated two days before an armed attack on a rural property near Strokestown, County Roscommon. The video, recorded on December 14, 2018, prompted local gardaí to arrange a presence at the house in Falsk, though staffing constraints limited patrols to before 3am. Early…