Judgement has been reserved on a legal application to have the cases of nine people facing dissident charges dismissed.
Following a two-day hearing at Belfast Crown Court, Mr Justice Fowler indicated he would give a ruling on nine ‘no bill’ applications at a later date.
Barristers acting on behalf of seven men and two women launched applications on the grounds there is insufficient evidence to proceed to trial.
The nine are Joseph Patrick Barr (36) from Cecilias Walk in Derry; Issam Bassalat (66) from Telford Road in Edinburgh; Amanda Duffy (53) from Ailsbury Gardens in Lurgan; David Jordan (52) from Castlecaulfield Road in Dungannon; Sharon Jordan (49) from Cappagh Road in Dungannon; Patrick John McDaid (54) whose address was given as HMP Maghaberry; Damien Joseph McLaughlin (47) from Kilmascally Road in Dungannon; Kevin Barry Murphy (53) from Altowen Park in Coalisland and Shea Reynolds (30) from Belvedere Manor in Lurgan.
The charges, which include directing a terrorist organisation, belonging to a proscribed organisation and possessing articles for use in terrorist, arise from a covert intelligence operation regarding the activities of the New IRA.
As part of ‘Operation Arbacia’, the security forces recorded two meetings which were held at two properties in Co Tyrone - one in February 2020 and the second in July 2020.
During Tuesday’s hearing, defence barrister Joe Brolly branded the conversations at the meetings as “republican pub chat”.
The Crown put forward its case on Wednesday, rejected this.
A prosecutor said topics discussed included undercar booby-trap bombs, lost weapons, touts in Derry and “looking for Semtex”.