Two Dublin men arrested as part of a Garda Special Branch investigation into dissident republicans were granted bail by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.
Gareth Kelly (23), of Wheatfield Ave, Clondalkin and Robert Humphreys (44), of Elmdale Crescent, Ballyfermot were charged on Tuesday with a number of offences.
Mr Kelly was charged with the unlawful possession of a .38 inch Colt revolver and six rounds of ammunition at his home on March 14th and with membership of an illegal organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on the same date.
Humphreys was charged with the unlawful possession of explosive substances - one improvised electrical detonator, two coils of electrical wire for detonating commercial explosives and two panel mounted time delay relays at his home on March 14th. He was also charged with membership of an illegal organisation on the same date.
The court fixed independent bail at €20,000 for each man and also set certain conditions.
Both men were remanded in custody with consent to bail until April 5th.