Three men, two teenagers and a 21-year-old, were today charged at Cork District Court with membership of the 'Real IRA'.
Mr Alan Hickey (18), Mr Brian McSweeney (22) and Mr Anthony Crowley (20) - all from Blarney in Co Cork - were charged with membership of the 'Real IRA'.
Two of the men - Mr Crowley and Mr McSweeney- along with Ms Michelle O'Rourke (22) from Doneraile, were also charged with the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
The charges follow a series of arrests in Blarney last October after the discovery of a cache of weapons, including a DAK pistol, a shotgun and a considerable quantity of ammunition.
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All four will be tried together at the Special Criminal Court.
They were remanded in custody for a month.