Gardaí had no suspicion men had 'IRA' links, court told

The trial of five Dublin men accused of membership of an illegal organisation was told the arresting gardaí had "no suspicion at all" the men allegedly had any links to the IRA, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

The five men have pleaded not guilty to membership of an illegal organisation styling itself as the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA, on October 11, 2002.