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High-profile loyalist Winston ‘Winkie’ Irvine is to stand trial over the discovery of guns and ammunition in the boot of his car, a judge ordered today.
He was observed in conversation with 53-year-old Workman before closing the boot of his car and driving off, a Crown lawyer claimed. A short time later police detained Irvine at Disraeli Street in the city. As they appeared in the dock together, Workman did not challenge prosecution submissions that he has a prima facie case to answer.
Defence solicitor Darragh Mackin put to him that he knew of his client’s role in resolving a parading standoff, ending riots over the Northern Ireland Protocol, and attending sensitive talks on legacy issues held in London. Irvine made no comment during police interviews but provided a prepared statement in which he claimed to have worked as a mediator for reconciliation over many years.
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