Chief Supt tells court he 'mislaid' documents

A Garda Chief Superintendent told the Special Criminal Court today that original documents relating to the trial of three Northern Ireland men accused of Real IRA membership had been "mislaid".

Chief Superintendent Colm Rooney said that he had put the documents - copies of extension orders and original briefing notes - in the door pocket of his car after photocopying them at Monaghan Garda Station and bringing the photocopies to the home of Superintendent Thomas Flannery.