Judge reserves judgement in IRA membership trial

The Special Criminal Court in Dublin has reserved judgment in the trial of three Northern Ireland men arrested during a garda investigation into dissident republican activity who are accused of IRA membership.

Ms Una Ni Raifeartaigh SC, for the State, has told the court that the prosecution case was not solely reliant on the belief evidence of a garda Chief Superintendant, but consisted of different “strands” of evidence which weighed against the accused men.