Judge orders inquiry into detention of convicted IRA members
A High Court judge has ordered an inquiry into the legality of the detention of five Dublin men jailed in 2005 after being found guilty of being members of the IRA.
The five: Thomas Gilson (aged 26), of Bawnlea Avenue, Jobstown, Tallaght; Patrick Brennan (aged 43), of Lindisfarne Avenue, Clondalkin; Sean O'Donnell (aged 34), of Castle Drive, Sandymount; John Troy (aged 27), of Donard Ave and Stephen Birney (aged 33), of Conquerhill Road, Clontarf, are currently incarcerated in Portlaoise.
