Cake expert gave gardaí evidence in IRA case

A cake decorating expert gave evidence to gardaí about 16 bags of icing sugar found in a car driven by a Louth man accused of membership of the IRA, his Special Criminal Court trial has heard.

Neil Smith, aged 35, of Tubberfinn, Donore, Drogheda, Co Louth, has pleaded not guilty to membership of the IRA on Aug 8, 2010.

The non-jury court has heard evidence that gardaí found 2kg of icing sugar after a search of a silver Volkswagen Bora car driven by the accused man on the morning of his arrest.