A suspected member of the Continuity IRA has beenplaced on curfew for allegedly breaching strict bail conditions.
Applying to revoke bail, the state claimed that Mr Joseph (Tiny) Lynch allegedly breached a bail condition that he should not associate with certain republicans while awaiting trial on a charge of IRA membership.
Defence counsel Mr Brendan Nix SC said the accused was arrested after he watched Ireland play Switzerland on television in a Limerick public house earlier this month. Some 150 other patrons - among them known republicans - were in the pub.
Counsel said he would contest vigorously any attempt to revoke bail and asked to be allowed to view security video footage from the public house.
Mr Justice Richard Johnson, presiding, remanded the accused on continuing bail butordered that Mr Lynch observe a curfew from 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 a.m. each day and sign on daily at Henry Street Garda Station, Limerick.
Mr Lynch (60) of Beechgrove Avenue, Ballincurra Weston, Limerick, was one of eight people charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise the IRA, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann withinthe state on December 17th last.
The court had heard that the eight were arrested in a raid on a house in Shanabooley Road, Ballinanty, Limerick, onDecember 17th in the biggest single arrest operation against dissident republicans in recent history.
The court adjourned the application for revocation of bail until November 11th.