The Special Criminal Court has refused bail for a man accused of conspiring to steal cars with Garda killer Aaron Brady, due to concerns that he might evade justice by leaving the country

James Flynn, with an address in Ravensglen, Newry, Co Down, was originally charged with conspiracy to steal cars at various locations in the North East.

James Flynn, with an address in Ravensglen, Newry, Co Down was originally charged with a wider conspiracy to steal cars at various locations in the North East.

Mr Justice Tony Hunt said Mr Brady had published a "tendentious and offensive" online video accusing a garda of committing perjury and contempt of court

Brendan Treanor and James Flynn were acquitted over the 2013 robbery during which Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead

Armagh man James Flynn has been convicted of stealing a car that is alleged to have been used in the robbery of Lordship Credit Union

Lorcan Staines SC completed his lengthy closing speech to the three-judge, non-jury court this afternoon in the trials of two men accused of a series of creeper burglaries and of participating in the fatal robbery at Lordship Credit Union in January 2013.

The Special Criminal Court is hearing closing arguments in the case of two men accused of conspiring to commit a series of "creeper burglaries" and taking part in the fatal robbery

Following the close of the prosecution case, lawyers for Brendan Treanor and James Flynn asked the three-judge, non-jury Special Criminal Court to dismiss the conspiracy to commit burglary charges.

Lawyers for Brendan Treanor and James Flynn had asked the non-jury court to separate the charges to avoid hearing evidence they said prejudices their clients

Lorcan Staines SC, who is prosecuting two men alleged to have been part of the conspiracy to commit burglaries, said the group of men engaged in a particular type of burglary, known as a "creeper burglary", at homes throughout Ireland.

The judge said the non-jury court was "somewhat confused" by the defence application as it was referenced in the course of Mr Flynn's bail hearing last week that "very significant sums of money" were available to him

Ruling on James Flynn's bail application on Friday, Ms Justice Tara Burns said the three-judge court could not accept that the applicant was "anything but a flight risk"

James Flynn (31), of Raven's Glen, Newry, Northern Ireland, is also accused of conspiring with Garda-killer Aaron Brady, Brendan Treanor and others of entering a residential premises with the intent to steal the keys of a motor vehicle

James Flynn (31) faces two charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit burglaries

A man charged with the robbery at Lordship Credit Union in which Det Gda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead has been refused bail