Cork man charged with IRA membership

A Cork man was charged with firearms and ammunition and membership of an illegal organisation at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Niall Smith (aged 30), of Adelaide Terrace, Summerhill North, Cork was charged with the unlawful possession of a Webley and Scott semi automatic pistol and one round of .32 inch ammunition at Barrack St. Cork on May 5.