The Supreme Court is to hear a legal challenge by a Dundalk man charged with IRA membership under the jurisdiction of the Special Criminal Court.
Barry O'Brien (34), of Mountain Court, Dundalk, Co Louth, was charged in April 2004 with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Óglaigh na hÉireann, otherwise the IRA on April 6th, 2004.
His counsel, Ivana Bacik, told the Special Criminal Court today that a judicial review had been taken in the High Court and was now under appeal to the Supreme Court.
She said the Supreme Court had decided last month that a five-judge court should deal with the appeal and a date has yet to be fixed for that hearing.
Ms Bacik said that the point at issue is about the jurisdiction of the Special Criminal Court.
The court agreed to the request to adjourn the case pending the outcome of the Supreme Court appeal and remanded Mr O'Brien on continuing bail.