McKevitt cleared for Supreme Court bid

Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt was today given leave to go to the Supreme Court in a fresh bid to challenge his conviction for directing terrorism.

McKevitt's counsel Mr Hugh Hartnett SC was allowed to bring a Section 29 application - a matter of law of public importance - to the Supreme Court. Mr Hartnett claimed that the authorities had failed to provide information to the defence about the tax affairs of the chief witness in McKevitt's trial, FBI agent David Rupert.