Court adds more charges against three IRA suspects

New charges were brought at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today against three Co Louth men who already face charges in connection with dissident terrorist activity in the north east.

Des Ryan (aged 53), of Tubberfinn, Donore, Drogheda, Co Louth and Barry O' Brien (aged 38), of Stonetown, Dundalk, Co Louth were each charged with the unlawful possession of a sawn off shotgun and two shotgun cartridges at Ecco Road, Dundalk on August 8, last year.