High Court IRA 5's bid for freedom fails

A High Court judge has ruled that five Dublin men jailed for being members of an illegal organisation, namely the IRA, are lawfully detained.

The five are 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.