Dissident republican jailed for IRA membership

A dissident republican was today jailed for three years by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin for membership of an illegal organisation.

Ruairai Convey, 25, of Newbrook Avenue, Donaghmede, Dublin, had pleaded guilty to membership of an organisation styling itself the IRA, otherwise known as Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the Irish Republican Army on 6th June 2001.