A Garda ballistics expert has told the Special Criminal Court that an air pistol found in a car in which three Northern Ireland men charged with membership of the IRA were travelling when arrested is not a “BB” gun.

A replica firearm was found in a car in which three men from the North charged with membership of the IRA where travelling when arrested, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

The trial of three men from the North men charged with membership of the IRA has heard that none of the accused were under surveillance before their arrest.

The trial of three men from the North, charged with membership of the IRA, has been adjourned until tomorrow.

The trial of three North men who were arrested during a garda investigation into dissident republican activity in Co Donegal last February continued at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Gardaí investigating dissident republican activity in Co Donegal last February found cable ties in a car and arrested three men from the North, the Special Criminal Court in Dublin was told today.

Three men arrested as part of a garda investigation into dissident republican activity in Co Donegal were charged with IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Three men arrested as part of a garda investigation into dissident republican activity in Co Donegal were charged with IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.