Man wanted in connection with murder of three RUC officers granted bail

A 61-year-old man wanted in the North in connection with the murder of three police officers in an IRA bomb attack more than 40 years ago has been granted bail by the High Court.

Martin John McCauley is accused of killing RUC officers Sergeant Sean Quinn, and constables Paul Hamilton, and Allan McCloy after a bomb was detonated at the Kinnego Embankment, near Lurgan in Co Armagh on October 27th, 1982.

The three officers were travelling on the embankment at the time of the attack.

At the High Court in Dublin on Wednesday, Mark Lynam SC, for Mr McCauley, told Mr Justice David Keane there was consent to bail subject to conditions.

He said bail had been agreed and independent sureties of €5,000 were to be provided by three individuals who were present in court. Mr Lynam said each of the three parties have given an undertaking not to reduce their bank balances under that amount.

He told the court Mr McCauley must also demonstrate that he has funds of €10,000 available, adding this…