Legal submissions continued today at the Special Criminal Court trial of seven men accused of membership of the Continuity IRA in Limerick.

Defence lawyers for seven men accused of membership of the Continuity IRA argued at the Special Criminal Court today that the gardai had no power to arrest the men on suspicion of membership of an illegal organisation without a warrant.

The prosecution case against seven men accused of membership of the Continuity IRA is expected to close tomorrow after the court allowed two further State witnesses to give additional evidence.

The prosecution today closed its case in Special Criminal Court on the 34th day of the trial of seven men suspected of membership of the Continuity IRA.

A garda witness in the trial of seven men suspected of membership of the Continuity IRA today denied kicking and punching one of the accused during the course of arrest.

A Limerick man denied that a meeting at house in the city was a Continuity IRA inquiry into the acquiring of guns by criminals in the city, the Special Criminal Court was told today.

One of seven men arrested at a suspected meeting of the Continuity IRA in Limerick, denied that guns were discussed at the meeting, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Gardai in Limerick had information that the Continuity IRA was hiring out guns to criminal elements in the city, a detective garda told the Special Criminal Court today.

One of seven men suspected of membership of the dissident Continuity IRA told gardai that he was a member of Republican Sinn Fein and was not involved in any illegal organisation, the Special Criminal Court was told today.

A detective sergeant today accepted that sections of garda memos of an interview with an accused on trial for IRA membership was inaccurate.

A Limerick-based GP who is also a medical examiner for Henry Street Garda Station, today denied that he whitewashed records for the gardaí.

A device capable of detecting garda radio frequencies was discovered during the search of the home of a suspected Continuity IRA member, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Fingerprints belonging to one of seven men on trial for membership of the Continuity IRA were found on a note seized during a suspected meeting of dissident republicans, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

A senior garda today denied that gardai in Limerick "harassed" republicans because of the IRA killing of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe and the wounding of another garda in Limerick.

A detective garda who took part in a raid on a house in Limerick where a suspected Continuity IRA was taking place, made a number of errors in his witness statement, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

A detective garda who took part in a raid on a house in Limerick where a suspected Continuity IRA was taking place, today denied that gardai "hassled" members of Republican Sinn Fein.

Fingerprint experts made additional marks on a note seized by gardai during a raid on a suspected Continuity IRA meeting in Limerick, a garda witness told the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Gardaí raiding a house in Limerick where a suspected Continuity IRA meeting was taking place found a handwritten note containing references to firearms, "knee cap job" and "a safe house", the Special Criminal Court in Dublin heard today.

A Detective sergeant who took part in a Garda raid on a house in Limerick where a suspected Continuity IRA meeting was taking place has said he saw a number of men move from the front room as gardaí were breaking down the front door.

A Garda Superintendent told the Special Criminal Court today that 27 uniformed and plain clothed gardai took part in a swoop on a house in Limerick city where gardaí believed a meeting of the Continuity IRA was taking place.

A Garda Superintendent told the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today that a search warrant was issued for a house in Limerick city where seven men accused of membership of an illegal organisation were arrested after he briefed another senior garda officer in the city.

A Special Branch detective told the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today that he believed that Des Long, the vice president of Republican Sinn Fein, was carrying out an anti surveillance measure in driving a circuitous route through Limerick.

A detective sergeant today denied that he deliberately gave prejudicial evidence in the trial of seven men accused of membership of an illegal organisation, the Continuity IRA.

A Garda Chief Superintendent told the Special Criminal Court today that he had confidential information that a meeting of the Continuity IRA would take place in Limerick when he organized a Garda raid on a house in the city over a year ago.