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Reserved judgement in illegal Easter parade case

Judgement has been reserved in the trial of four men on charges linked to an illegal dissident republican Easter commemoration in Londonderry more than two years ago.

Three of the defendants are from Derry: Thomas Ashe Mellon, 49, of Glendermott Road; Jason Lee Ceulemans, 53, of Creevagh Heights and Patrick Anthony Gallagher, 33, of Raftery Close.

The trio, along with Stephen Martin Murney, 42, of Derrybeg Terrace in Newry, County Down, deny involvement in a meeting in support of the IRA, on dates between February and April 2023.

They further deny addressing a meeting for the purpose of encouraging support for the IRA.


BBC News

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