Two not guilty, one guilty in FBI-uncovered IRA plot

Two men have been found not guilty of IRA membership following a Special Criminal Court trial in which an FBI agent uncovered a Dublin-based plot to buy a grenade and Semtex online.

Two not guilty, one guilty in FBI-uncovered IRA plot
Tue, 31 Jul, 2018 - 17:53

By Eoin Reynolds

Two men have been found not guilty of IRA membership following a Special Criminal Court trial in which an FBI agent uncovered a Dublin-based plot to buy a grenade and Semtex online.

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