A Co Monaghan man arrested by detectives investigating the 1998 Omagh bombing has been granted bail by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin.
Mr Seamus Daly (32), of Kilmurray, Culloville, Castleblayney, was charged last month with membership of an illegal organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, otherwise the IRA, between April 29th, 1998 and November 20th, 2000.
He is one of five men being sued in a civil action by relatives of the 29 people killed in the 1998 Omagh bombing that was claimed by the Real IRA.
Mr Justice Butler granted bail on Mr Daly's own surety of €60,000, €20,000 of which must be a cash lodgment and an independent surety of €60,000, €20,000 of which must be a cash lodgment.
The court also ordered Mr Daly to surrender his passport, to report daily to Castleblayney Garda Station, not to leave the jurisdiction and to give an undertaking not to associate with persons charged or convicted under the Offences Against the State Act.
Superintendent Tom Long, Carrickmacross, objected to bail and told the court that the evidence against Mr Daly would consist of the belief of Chief Superintendent Colm Rooney that Mr Daly was a member of an illegal organisation.
There would also be corroborative evidence resulting from various searches of Mr Daly's home and areas close to his home, the Superintendent said. He added that sugar bags and gloves containing nitrates were found in September 1998.
He also said that number plates were found for a car that had the same markings and colour as the car used in the 1998 Omagh bombing.
Mr Daly was remanded until April 29th when his case will be mentioned again.