Crucial garda interviews with a Dublin man accused of IRA membership cannot be used as evidence against him, the Special Criminal Court has determined.

Gardaí found a submachine gun and ammunition at a house in west Dublin during investigations into links between the Real IRA and Dublin criminals, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

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Three men arrested after Special Branch detectives raided a house in Tallaght on Thursday appeared at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court today on firearms charges.