A young man accused of running over and killing a man told gardaí he was wrong when he thought the deceased man was threatening him, a trial has heard.

A paraplegic man was jailed for three years by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today for INLA membership linked to a plot to a kidnap a Cork businessman.

One of three men accused of INLA membership told gardaí that he did not know two men who last month pleaded guilty to membership of the same organisation, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

A Tyrone man was arrested in Cork last year by a detective who suspected him of INLA membership, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Three men charged with INLA membership were granted bail at the Special Criminal Court today.