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seachranaidhe · 7 years ago

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Darren Gleeson sentenced to 3.5 years on IRA membership charge

A Dublin man who ordered two grenades off the Dark Net has been jailed for three years and six months for IRA membership. Darren Gleeson (35), with an address at Corduff Green, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, pleaded guilty last month at the Special Criminal Court to membership of an unlawful organisation, to wit an organisation styling itself as the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na…

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#" she said #2017 #A Dublin man who ordered two grenades off the Dark Net has been jailed for three years and six months for IRA membership #A person using the moniker “guilleoteen” was seeking two grenades and paid using Bitcoin #An investigation was undertaken by the Special Detective Unit in relation to the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the Dublin area in May 2017 #Before handing down sentence today at the three-judge #Blanchardstown #Darren Gleeson (35)#Darren Gleeson sentenced to 3.5 years on IRA membership charge #Det Spt Gibbons became aware of two parties communicating through the Dark Net about acquiring explosives #Detective Superintendent Michael Gibbons #Dublin 15 #Gleeson was arrested that day for the offence of membership and taken to Finglas Garda Station #Gleeson was jailed for three years and six months #Having regard to the gravity of the offence #He was interviewed on five occasions but generally did not answer any questions #his co-operation with gardaí at the scene and his family circumstances #members of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) arrived at the front door #Mitigating factors in sentencing #Ms Justice Kennedy said #Ms Justice Kennedy said Gleeson has a significant number of previous convictions which included four burglaries and two robberies #non-jury court Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy #nonetheless “sufficient trust” was placed in him to arrange the delivery of the explosives #of the Special Detective Unit #otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann #otherwise the IRA #pleaded guilty last month at the Special Criminal Court to membership of an unlawful organisation #presiding #read the facts of the case to the court #received information that the IRA were attempting to import explosives into this jurisdiction

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