What is Ireland’s Special Criminal Court?

Hayley HalpinBBC News NI A Special Criminal Court sits with three judges and no jury. This makes it different from other criminal courts dealing with serious crimes, which have a judge and a jury. Special Criminal Courts deal only with certain criminal cases, such as those involving paramilitary and organised crime. Cases involving terrorism and organised crime are automatically brought before these courts for trial. Other offences are brought before, or sent for trial by, the courts when the di