The alleged leader of the Real IRA was lured into the eye of a garda surveillance unit by an FBI spy as officers followed his movements in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing, a court heard today.

Triple agent David Rupert has taken the stand in the Special Criminal Court amid unprecedented levels of security to testify against the alleged leader of the Real IRA, Micheal McKevitt.

Leading dissident republican Micheal McKevitt has been remanded in custody for a further two weeks after he made a brief appearance at the Special Criminal Court today.