Garda was 'on the trail' of Northern Bank robbery, court hears

A Garda Chief Superintendent told the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today that he believed he was "on the trail" of money stolen in the Northern Bank robbery in Belfast in 2004 when he launched an investigation into a Cork man accused of IRA membership.

Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Quilter said that he believed on the basis of confidential information that Tom Hanlon was an IRA member in February, 2005.