A Dublin man has been charged with the murder of a dissident republican outside a pub in Co Meath.

35-year-old Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Hunstman Inn in Gormanston in 2013.

There were shouts of ‘End Supergrass trials’ as Kevin Braney (43) appeared before the Special Criminal Court.

The court heard that Mr Braney, with an address at Glenshane Crescent in Tallaght, was charged with unlawful membership of the IRA, possession of a gun, possession of ammunition and the murder of Peter Butterly.

The court heard the accused replied after caution: ‘This is a politically motivated charge. I’m being framed by a state paid Supergrass and brought to a non-jury court. I demand a fair trial by jury.’

He was remanded in custody and is due back in court next week.