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| Pair face Northern robbery charge | Pair face Northern robbery charge |
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| Two men are to appear before a Dublin court later, charged in connection with the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast almost five years ago. | Two men are to appear before a Dublin court later, charged in connection with the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast almost five years ago. |
| The men, aged 62 and 40, were arrested in Cork on Monday. | The men, aged 62 and 40, were arrested in Cork on Monday. |
| They are due to appear before the Republic of Ireland's non-jury anti-terrorism Special Criminal Court. | They are due to appear before the Republic of Ireland's non-jury anti-terrorism Special Criminal Court. |
| The men were arrested as part of Irish police's Operation Phoenix, which is investigating the laundering of cash taken in the 2004 robbery in Belfast. | The men were arrested as part of Irish police's Operation Phoenix, which is investigating the laundering of cash taken in the 2004 robbery in Belfast. |
| Last month, Cork financial adviser Ted Cunningham became the only person so far to have been found guilty of an offence connected to the robbery. | Last month, Cork financial adviser Ted Cunningham became the only person so far to have been found guilty of an offence connected to the robbery. |
| Cunningham was jailed for 10 years for laundering more than £3m in cash. | Cunningham was jailed for 10 years for laundering more than £3m in cash. |
| His 34-year-old son, Timothy, was given a three-year sentence suspended for three years, after pleading guilty to one offence of money laundering during the 10-week trial in Cork. | His 34-year-old son, Timothy, was given a three-year sentence suspended for three years, after pleading guilty to one offence of money laundering during the 10-week trial in Cork. |
| It is not clear whether the two men facing charges on Tuesday are linked to Cunningham. | It is not clear whether the two men facing charges on Tuesday are linked to Cunningham. |
| According to Irish state broadcaster RTÉ, both men are prominent republicans, one of whom has been active at a senior level in Sinn Féin in Munster. |