Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle has offered a bail surety at the High Court for a man accused of murdering an RUC officer nearly 50 years ago.
Two men who were arrested by Gardaí in Co. Donegal and Co Meath appeared in court in Dublin yesterday.
Constable Robert McPherson, 25, was shot dead in an INLA ambush in Dungiven on 26 July 26 1975.
A fellow officer was seriously injured.
A third man, arrested in Northern Ireland by the PSNI, appeared in court yesterday in Derry on firearms charges.
John Edward McNicholl, 72, of Newmills, Letterkenny appeared in the High Court in Dublin on foot of an extradition warrant.
He is wanted in Northern Ireland to face charges of murder, attempted murder and possession of arms and explosives.
According to RTE news, he was granted bail on a €7,000 surety from a family member and another offered by Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle.
The case is due before the court again on June 19th but the hearing is set to take place on July 2nt and 3rd.
