Dublin man accused of IRA membership bailed

A Dublin man facing a charge of membership of an illegal organisation was freed on bail by the Special Criminal Court today.

Vincent Kelly (aged 20) of Empress Place, Ballybough, Dublin, was charged earlier this month with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, otherwise the IRA, on June 7.

Today, the court granted Kelly bail on his own bond of €100, an independent surety of €13,000 and a cash lodgement of €5,000.

The court also ordered Kelly to surrender his passport to gardaí, to sign on daily at Store Street Garda Station in Dublin, to abide by a curfew between 11pm and 7am and not to associate with anyone convicted of a scheduled offence.

Kelly was remanded on bail until October 4 next.