Two charged with IRA membership over Northern Bank raid

Two Cork men arrested as part of the garda investigation into the Northern Bank raid in Belfast in which £26.5m (€29.4m) was stolen in December 2004 were charged with IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Two charged with IRA membership over Northern Bank raid
Tue, 12 May, 2009 - 12:50

Two Cork men arrested as part of the garda investigation into the Northern Bank raid in Belfast in which £26.5m (€29.4m) was stolen in December 2004 were charged with IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

The Provisional IRA was blamed for the raid - one of the biggest ever, and gardaí and the PSNI launched a major investigation into the crime.

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CourtsNorthern Bank raidPlace: CorkPlace: Northern BankPlace: BelfastPlace: DublinPlace: Pembroke Row,Place: Donnybrook CottagesPlace: DouglasPlace: Passage WestPerson: Tom HanlonPerson: George HegartyPerson: GardaPerson: Emmet DalyPerson: HanlonPerson: Michael VallelyPerson: Martin Mc SweeneyPerson: HegartyPerson: VallelyPerson: Paul ButlerPerson: Ted CunninghamEvent: Northern BankOrganisation: IRAOrganisation: Special Criminal CourtOrganisation: Provisional IRAOrganisation: PSNIOrganisation: Irish Republican ArmyOrganisation: Óglaigh na hÉireannOrganisation: Sinn FéinOrganisation: Cork Circuit Criminal CourtOrganisation: Northern Bank
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