Garda denies deciding to 'do' accused in IRA membership trial

A Garda witness in the case of a man on trial for membership of the IRA has denied that he and his colleagues decided to "do" the accused for membership, when they found no firearms in his possession.

In his evidence to the Special Criminal Court, Detective Garda Kevin Hoey said he received instructions that Criostoir Mac Carthaigh was travelling to an IRA fundraiser with a group of alleged IRA members on March 28, 2009, and that they may be in possession of firearms.