IRA charge man can attend the big match

A 30-year-old Corkman, charged with membership of the IRA and firearms offences, has had his bail conditions changed so he can attend the All-Ireland hurling final on Sunday.

Anthony Carroll of Curraheen Close, Bishopstown, was arrested along with another man in February in Togher in Cork. He is under a curfew every night between midnight and 7am.

However, the court was told he wanted to travel to Croke Park for the first ever meeting between Cork and Clare in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final. He requested the curfew be lifted on Saturday and Sunday nights.