Natasha Reid & Brian Kavanagh – 06 April 2013 10:40 AM
A NUMBER of Dublin men charged with membership of the IRA have been granted bail and free legal aid.
It follows the arrest of eight men on Good Friday after a search of a commercial premises in Clondalkin.
The eight men were back before the Special Criminal Court yesterday, where five – Hubert Duffy (45) of George's Place, Dublin 1; William Jackson (53), of Dooncourt, Poppintree; Declan Phelan (31), of Lanndale Lawns in Tallaght; John Brock (40) of Glenview Park in Tallaght; and Darren Murphy (42) of Rory O'Connor House in Dublin 1, were all granted bail on conditions.
Each must provide an independent surety of €20,000 and sign their own bonds of €1,000. They must sign on daily at their local garda stations, keep a curfew between midnight and 7am, keep their mobile phones on, and surrender their passports.
Michael Bowman, defending Murphy, said that gardai had agreed to exercise discretion if they met on the street.
However, he said they could not be in one another's houses or go drinking together. There was laughter in court when he added that they could not play golf together.
All eight – including Kevin Braney (38), of Glenshane Crescent in Tallaght; Des Christie (49) of Liam Mellows Road, Finglas, and Eamon McNamee (32) of Larkfield Square, Lucan, got free legal aid.
Both Christie and Braney, indicated that they would apply for bail later. The case was adjourned until April 30.
