asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether the armed and masked men who assaulted a member of the new Volunteer Force at Lismore, near Tralee, on the night of October 27th last, have been identified and charged, and if he will say before what type of court they were charged, and if convicted what punishment was imposed, and whether the arms carried on the occasion have been traced and taken possession of by the police.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Assault on a Volunteer near Tralee.
I assume that the Deputy refers to an outrage which occurred near Tralee on the 27th November. Four suspects were arrested under the provisions of Part 3 of Article 2A of the Constitution. On their refusal to account for their movements they were brought before the Constitution (Special Powers) Tribunal upon this charge, and on conviction were sentenced to three months' imprisonment. A further period of three months' imprisonment was imposed in each case for contempt of court.