Delays in bail application see ex-IRA leader back behind bars

A FORMER IRA leader wanted in the US over a major dollar counterfeiting operation was back behind bars yesterday after delays in his bail application.

Family members and supporters turned out to support former Workers’ Party president Sean Garland during the brief hearing at Dublin’s High Court.

US authorities have sought the extradition of the 74-year-old amid claims that he was linked with the forgery of almost perfect US dollars nearly two decades ago. It is also alleged the counterfeiting involved the North Korean government.