McKevitt remanded in custody

Leading dissident republican Micheal McKevitt has been remanded in custody for a further two weeks after he made a brief appearance at the Special Criminal Court today.

51-year-old McKevitt of Beech Park, Blackrock, Dundalk in County Louth is charged with being a member of an unlawful organisation styling itself on the Irish Republican Army between August 29th 1999 and March 28th 2001.