Two bailed in Northern Bank case

Two Sinn Féin members were released on bail today after being charged with membership of the IRA as part of the investigation into the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery.

Two bailed in Northern Bank case
Tue, 12 May, 2009 - 17:34

Two Sinn Féin members were released on bail today after being charged with membership of the IRA as part of the investigation into the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery.

Tom Hanlon and George Hegarty were arrested in Cork last night by investigators probing the 2004 heist in Belfast.

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