Campbell charged with illegal organisation membership

The Special Criminal Court today fixed a date in July next year for the trial of the man gardaí believe is a former director of operations of the Real IRA, Liam Campbell, on a charge of membership of an illegal organisation.

Campbell (aged 40) , a married father of two, of Upper Faughart, Dundalk, Co Louth is charged with membership of an illegal organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 29, 2001.