IRA accused cleared as court finds it can't rely on Garda Asst. Commissioners's evidence

A 47-year-old man from Dundalk in County Louth has been acquitted of IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court following the court's determination that it could not properly rely on evidence provided by a Garda Assistant Commissioner. Michael Connolly had pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation in connection with events on 16 December 2014, when he was observed driving in convoy with another…