McCaugherty & Ors, R v [2011] NICA 45 (8 September 2011)

McCaugherty & Ors, R v [2011] NICA 45 (8 September 2011) Neutral Citation No. [2011] NICA 45 Ref: MOR8270Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered: 08/09/11(subject to editorial corrections)* IN HER MAJESTY'S COURT OF APPEAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND___________THE QUEEN-v-PAUL ANTHONY McCAUGHERTYDERMOT DECLAN GREGORY(aka Michael Dermot) Defendants/Appellants ________ Before: Morgan LCJ, Girvan LJ and...

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Dissident gun-running plot appeals rejected MI5 sting duo fail to have convictions overturned

Dissident gun-running plot appeals rejected MI5 sting duo fail to have convictions overturned 9 September 2011 The Irish News Two men jailed for their part in a dissident republican gun-smuggling plot - uncovered in an MI5 sting operation - have failed to have their convictions overturned. Senior judges dismissed appeals by Paul McCaugherty (44) and Dermot Declan Gregory (42), who were found guilty following a Europe-wide security-service...

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Real IRA gun plot pair's appeals dismissed

Paul McCaugherty / Dermot Gregory Real IRA gun plot pair's appeals dismissed 8 September 2011 BBC News Two men jailed over a dissident republican gun running plot have failed to have their convictions overturned. Senior judges dismissed appeals by Paul McCaugherty, 44, and Dermot Declan Gregory, 42, who were found guilty following an...

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Antiterror chief says Portugal "attractive" for terrorists

Antiterror chief says Portugal "attractive" for terrorists 14 July 2011 BBC Monitoring European Excerpt from report by Portuguese newspaper Publico website on 9 July [Lusa report: "Expert Says Portugal Becoming 'Attractive' for Terrorists"] The president of the Observatory for Security and Terrorism stated today that Portugal's peripheral location makes it "attractive" for terrorist group operations. "We are in a peripheral...

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Antiterror chief says Portugal "attractive" for terrorists

Antiterror chief says Portugal "attractive" for terrorists 14 July 2011 BBC Monitoring European Excerpt from report by Portuguese newspaper Publico website on 9 July [Lusa report: "Expert Says Portugal Becoming 'Attractive' for Terrorists"] The president of the Observatory for Security and Terrorism stated today that Portugal's peripheral location makes it "attractive" for terrorist group operations. "We are in a peripheral...

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Portugal arrests two Real IRA suspects for alleged arms trafficking

Portugal arrests two Real IRA suspects for alleged arms traffickingHenry McDonald11 July 2011Guardian Unlimited Two Irishmen were detained in the southern Algarve region on Saturday, along with a Portuguese national Two suspected Irish republican dissidents have been arrested in Portugal.  They were detained under the country's anti-terrorist legislation in the southern Algarve region on Saturday, along with a Portuguese...

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Suspected IRA dissidents arrested

Business as usual as US-based hotel group buys capital's Four Seasons10 July 2011The Sunday Independent (Ireland)Excerpt:...Suspected IRA dissidents arrestedTwo suspected IRA dissidents have been arrested on the Portuguese Algarve. Anti-terrorist officers detained the pair during raids over the weekend. A Portuguese man was also held. Ten firearms and some ammunition were found during one of the raids, thought to have been approved...

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IRA pair held in Algarve gun raids

IRA pair held in Algarve gun raids10 July 2011Sunday MailTwo suspected IRA dissidents have been held in the Algarve.Anti-terrorist officers arrested the pair after raids on Friday, which also netted an arms cache of 10 weapons plus ammunition. A Portuguese man was also held.The raids were approved after several months of surveillance by British and Portuguese police.The suspects, aged 38 and 59, were yesterday being held in jail...

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'RIRA pair' arrested in Portugal

'RIRA pair' arrested in PortugalGerard Couzens10 July 2011The Sunday MirrorTwo suspected IRA dissidents are among three men who have been arrested in the Algarve in Portugal.Anti-terrorist officers detained the pair during raids on Friday and a Portuguese man was also held.Ten guns and ammunition was found in one raid.The suspected dissidents, aged 38 and 59, were yesterday in jail.Police believe they led a support network for...

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EX-Provos operate on Continent

EX-Provos operate on Continent10 July 2011The Sunday Life Dissident republicans have strong links to the continent and use established gun-running networks to bring arms into Northern Ireland.  The terrorists involved in smuggling the weapons are mostly all former Provos who were active in the 1980s.  Back then the IRA shipped huge quantities of guns and explosives into Northern Ireland from Europe. A key player in...

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