THE Green Party is set to perform a u-turn on its stance on the Special Criminal Court (SCC) used for the trials of terrorist and gangland suspects if it enters government. Now Party leader Mr Ryan has signalled that his TDs will vote in favour of that law due to concern over the Drogheda gang feud. He said the Green Party don't want a system where there are non-jury courts. Mr Ryan confirmed that the Green Party have "voted both ways" on the Offences Against the State Act, supporting its renewal when it was in government with Fianna Fáil. Mr Ryan said that if the DPP has concerns about raising a jury in such cases, the Green Party should vote to allow the current arrangements to continue.

Source: Irish Independent February 06, 2020 14:05 UTC