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11/10/2010
Six Held As Dissidents Targeted
An Irish crackdown on dissident IRA terrorists continued over the weekend with the arrest of several suspects.
Six of them remain in custody today in connection with an ongoing Gardaí investigation into the activities of dissident republicans
They were among 10 people arrested over the weekend in counties Louth, Waterford and Wexford.
Two men appeared at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Sundau over charges related to dissident activity.
They have been identified as Peter Butterly, 33, of Cortown, Togher, Dunleer, Co Louth, who was charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, otherwise the IRA, on October 8th.
Nicholas Kendall, 20, of Row Street, Wexford, was charged with the unlawful possession of a 9mm Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol and nine rounds of ammunition at Cortown, Togher, Dunleer, Co Louth on Friday.
He was also charged with the unlawful possession of a component part for a timing power unit used in an improvised explosive device at The Forge car park, Lower Main Street Dunleer on October 8th.
The court remanded both men in custody until Tuesday when bail applications are expected to be made.
Two other men arrested over the weekend have been released without charge.
(BMcC/KMcA)
Six of them remain in custody today in connection with an ongoing Gardaí investigation into the activities of dissident republicans
They were among 10 people arrested over the weekend in counties Louth, Waterford and Wexford.
Two men appeared at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Sundau over charges related to dissident activity.
They have been identified as Peter Butterly, 33, of Cortown, Togher, Dunleer, Co Louth, who was charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, otherwise the IRA, on October 8th.
Nicholas Kendall, 20, of Row Street, Wexford, was charged with the unlawful possession of a 9mm Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol and nine rounds of ammunition at Cortown, Togher, Dunleer, Co Louth on Friday.
He was also charged with the unlawful possession of a component part for a timing power unit used in an improvised explosive device at The Forge car park, Lower Main Street Dunleer on October 8th.
The court remanded both men in custody until Tuesday when bail applications are expected to be made.
Two other men arrested over the weekend have been released without charge.
(BMcC/KMcA)
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