Four remanded on membership charges

Four men charged with membership of an illegal organisation were further remanded in custody by the Special Criminal Court this…

Four men charged with membership of an illegal organisation were further remanded in custody by the Special Criminal Court this morning.

Mr Liam Campbell (32) of Upper Faughart, Dundalk, Co Louth, Mr Declan Carroll (24) of Edenmore Crescent, Raheny in Dublin, Mr Robert Brennan (32) Silleogue Road, Ballymun, Dublin, and Mr Seán Mulligan (50) from Carnalughouge, Co Louth, were charged with membership of an illegal organisation.

The men were arrested by gardaí investigating the activities of the dissident republican group the "Real IRA".

The men were arrested on Sunday, July 29th in a room at the Neptune Beach Hotel, in Bettystown, Co Meath during a Garda operation involving the Emergency Response Unit and the National Surveillance Unit.

The accused were remanded in custody to appear again before a sitting of the court on August 22nd, when applications for bail will be heard.

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Kilian Doyle

Kilian Doyle

Kilian Doyle is an Assistant News Editor at The Irish Times