Accused did not know what INLA men were doing in hotel room, court hears

A Tyrone man accused of INLA membership told gardaí that he did not know what two men who have pleaded guilty to INLA membership were doing in his hotel room the night before the alleged offence, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Edward McGarrigle (aged 43), Melmont Gardens, Strabane, Co Tyrone, as well as Neil Myles (aged 54), of no fixed abode, and John McCrossan (aged 47), Ballycoleman Estate, Strabane, Co Tyrone have pleaded not guilty to membership the INLA on February 22 last year.