Two men are charged with gunand IRA membership offences

TWO men appeared at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin yesterday on charges arising out of a Garda investigation into the activities of dissident republicans.

Peter Butterly, 33, of Cortown, Togher, Dunleer, Co Louth, was charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hÉireann on October 8.

Nicholas Kendall, 20, of Row St, Wexford, was charged with the unlawful possession of a 9mm Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol and nine rounds of ammunition at Cortown, Togher, Dunleer, Co Louth on Friday.