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Criminal law [2025] NICC 37

Reynolds & Anor, R. v (Sentencing Remarks)

Reynolds & Anor, R. v (Sentencing Remarks) [2025] NICC 37 (19 December 2025)

Smyth J sentenced Shea Reynolds and Damian Duffy after convictions for terrorism-related offences involving surveillance cameras used to monitor a retired police officer.

  • Preparation of terrorist acts
  • Possession of articles for use in terrorism
  • Making a record of information likely to be useful to a terrorist
  • Extended custodial sentences
  • Dangerousness assessment
  • Notification requirements
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Criminal law [2024] NIMag 1

The Director of Public Prosecution v McGrath & Ors

The Director of Public Prosecution v McGrath & Ors [2024] NIMag 1 (23 December 2024)

The magistrates court convicted six defendants for wearing UDA-linked clothing and articles at two parades, finding section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 was satisfied.

  • Proscribed organisations
  • Strict liability offences
  • Section 13 terrorism act 2000
  • Parades and public order
  • Terrorism-act-2000
  • Proscribed-organisations
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Criminal law [2024] NICC 13

Gleeson, R. v (Rev1)

Gleeson, R. v (Rev1) [2024] NICC 13 (01 May 2024)

The Crown Court acquitted Darren James Gleeson of terrorism-related conspiracy and document offences after finding the circumstantial evidence insufficient.

  • Conspiracy
  • Possession of explosives
  • Possession of firearms
  • Preparation of terrorist acts
  • Terrorist training
  • Membership of proscribed organisation
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Criminal law [2024] NICA 22

Coyle, R. v

Coyle, R. v [2024] NICA 22 (22 March 2024)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland increased Gavin Coyle’s sentence for terrorism offences from six to eight years, finding the original term unduly lenient.

  • Sentencing
  • Unduly lenient sentences
  • Totality principle
  • Delay in prosecution
  • Credit for guilty plea
  • Double jeopardy
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Criminal law [2024] NICC 1

McCann, R. v

McCann, R. v [2024] NICC 1 (10 January 2024)

Sentencing judgment for explosive substances offences with a terrorist connection, considering PTSD, vulnerability, and guilty plea credit.

  • Possession of explosives
  • Terrorist connection
  • Sentencing
  • Mental health in sentencing
  • Explosive-substances
  • Terrorist-connection
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Criminal law [2024] NICC 2

Bond, R. v (Rev1)

Bond, R. v (Rev1) [2024] NICC 2 (09 January 2024)

The Crown Court of Northern Ireland sentenced Bond for possession of a homemade shotgun and ammunition with intent to enable others to endanger life, finding a terrorist connection.

  • Firearms offences
  • Terrorist connection
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Firearms-offences
  • Terrorist-connection
  • Sentencing-guidelines
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Criminal law [2023] NICC 31

Reilly & Anor (Sentencing Remarks)

Reilly & Anor (Sentencing Remarks) [2023] NICC 31 (01 December 2023)

The Crown Court in Northern Ireland sentenced Carl Reilly and Paul Crawford for membership of a proscribed organisation, taking account of delay, bail restrictions, and guilty pleas.

  • Membership of a proscribed organisation
  • Sentencing
  • Terrorism offences
  • Mitigation
  • Delay in prosecution
  • Terrorism-offences
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Criminal law [2023] NICC 12

Perry, R. v

Perry, R. v [2023] NICC 12 (17 May 2023)

The Crown Court in Northern Ireland sentenced Fionnghuale Perry to four years’ imprisonment for making records useful to terrorists, applying the post-2021 terrorism sentencing regime.

  • Sentencing
  • Terrorism offences
  • Application of new sentencing legislation
  • Notification requirements
  • Terrorism-sentencing
  • Counter-terrorism
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Criminal law [2023] NICC 7

Perry, R. v

Perry, R. v [2023] NICC 7 (15 March 2023)

The Crown Court in Northern Ireland convicted Fionnghuale Perry of making a record likely to be useful to terrorists, rejecting her reasonable excuse and search challenges.

  • Terrorism offences
  • Reasonable excuse defence
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Adverse inference
  • Terrorism-offences
  • Reasonable-excuse-defence
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Criminal law [2023] NICC 2

Clarke, R. v (Rev1)

Clarke, R. v (Rev1) [2023] NICC 2 (27 January 2023)

The Crown Court in Northern Ireland acquitted Sinead Clarke of possessing documents likely to be useful to terrorists, accepting her statutory defence of reasonable excuse.

  • Possession of articles for terrorist purposes
  • Statutory defence of reasonable excuse
  • Adverse inference from silence
  • Burden of proof
  • Employment in conflict resolution
  • Possession-of-material-likely-useful-to-terrorists
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