A man charged in connection with the March 2013 killing of dissident republican Peter Butterly met veteran republican Marian Price at a Dublin hotel in 2010, the Special Criminal Court heard today. Gardaí gave evidence that Laurence Murphy, aged 62, of Bettystown, Co Meath, was observed at Bewleys Hotel at Dublin Airport on 22 May 2010 alongside Ms Price and others including Real IRA leader Alan Ryan. The court also heard evidence regarding Ray Kennedy, aged 40, of Blanchardstown, Dublin, including observations of his attendance at a bail hearing in 2012. Both men have pleaded not guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army. Mr Kennedy faces an additional charge of perverting the course of justice. Mr Butterly, 35, was shot dead in a car park at Gormanston, Co Meath. Four men have already received life sentences for the murder, with two others convicted of roles in the killing.
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