A former leading member of the Provisional IRA and prison escaper was one of four men who appeared at the Special Criminal Court yesterday, charged with possessing equipment to make counterfeit money.
Anthony Sloan was arrested last year and is facing a charge of IRA membership. He and three other men were yesterday remanded by the non-jury court until October.
The four are Mr Sloan (57), Ard na Mara, Dundalk, Co Louth, Liam Delaney (41), Kevin Flanagan (42), Borris- in-Ossory, Co Laois, and Andrew Poole (43), Portlaoise, Co Laois.
