Pair demanded cash from lapdance club owner, court told

Two Dublin men who claimed they were in the Continuity IRA demanded money from the owner of a lap dancing club in Temple Bar, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Martin Kelly, aged 46, a former Irish soldier, of Westpark, Artane and William Clare, aged 35, of Adare Park, Coolock have denied membership of an illegal organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on July 29, 2002.