Court rules initial detention of IRA accused unlawful

The Special Criminal Court has ruled that the initial detention of four men accused of IRA membership was unlawful.

The four Derry city men are Gary Donnelly (aged 38), Kildrum Gardens, Michael Gallagher (aged 28), Sackville Court, Martin Francis O’Neill (aged 40), Colmcille Court and Patrick John McDaid (aged 38), Marlborough St.