Two men from Co Kildare have been further remanded in custody with consent to bail after they were charged with being members of an illegal organisation.

The two Co Kildare men who were arrested by gardai as part of an investigation into dissident republican activity are to appear before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Two men who were arrested on Wednesday in connection with an arms seizure in Athy, Co Kildare, were charged with membership of an illegal organisation at the Special Criminal Court today.