A man accused of Real IRA membership said the reason he tried to escape gardaí on the day he was arrested was he "panicked", the Special Criminal Court heard today.

A man accused of membership of the Real IRA told detectives the British were behind the Omagh bombing, not the IRA, a court heard today.

A Garda Chief Superintendent involved in the investigation of three Armagh men accused of membership of the Real IRA had suspected one man of membership for 20 years, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Four Northern Ireland men arrested in Co Monaghan earlier this month were members of a Real IRA active service unit preparing to commit serious crime, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Four men who were arrested in Co Monaghan last Friday were charged at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today with membership of an illegal organisation.

Black Cat Racing/Galaxy Marketing have signed Dungannon's Kieran Dynes to drive in the ARCA/REMAX Stock Car series at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday, October 4, the talented Irishman being the first European driver to compete in both ARCA and Busch NASCAR series.