The son of a retired Garda took to the stand in the Special Criminal Court today to say he had brought a Garda hat into the house of a father of 10 accused of IRA membership while playing with the accused's son during Halloween.

A father of 10 accused of IRA membership denied under oath having any items in his house worth destroying when gardaí conducted a search of the house, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

A t-shirt saying "I'm a bomb technician- if you see me running try to keep up" was found in the house of a father-of-ten accused of IRA membership, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

A Kildare man who was arrested as part of a Garda Special Branch investigation into the activities of dissident republicans was granted bail by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.