Defendant denies paramilitary membership

One of seven men arrested at an alleged Continuity IRA meeting in Limerick told gardaí that the men were all members of Republican Sinn Fein and not members of an illegal organisation, the Special Criminal Court was told today.

Detective Sergeant Declan Mulcahy told the court that Patrick Kenneally told him during an interview: "I don't believe any of them are members of the IRA. They are members of Republican Sinn Fein."