Supreme Court to hear appeal from alleged IRA member

A five-judge Supreme Court is to hear a legal challenge by a Dundalk man charged with IRA membership to the jurisdiction of the Special Criminal Court.

Barry O' Brien (aged 34), of Mountain Court, Dundalk, Co Louth was charged in April 2004 with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on April 6, 2004.