FBI agent infiltrated Real IRA, court told

A former alleged leader of the dissident paramilitary Real IRA group met an FBI agent who infiltrated his organisation a number of times, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Michael McKevitt, a 51-year-old Co Louth man charged with directing the activities of an illegal organisation over a period of 14 months, is alleged to have asked David Rupert to acquire equipment for the terrorist organisation during their meetings between October 1998 and August 2000.