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Morsi was deposed by a military coup in July 2013.
The three men have been detained since December 2013.
The Dublin native has been held in an Egyptian jail since August 2013.
Ibrahim Halawa has been in an Egyptian jail for nearly a year.
Morsi and 14 co-defendants are charged with involvement in the killing of opposition protesters outside a Cairo presidential palace in December 2012.
The move comes ahead of a presidential election which is expected to bring defence minister and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to power.
The Egyptian capital was rocked by three separate blasts, as police prepare for pro-Morsi protests.
The former leader is set to stand trial along with 14 other suspects in his Muslim Brotherhood movement.
News on the release of the four – held in Cairo for the last fortnight – is expected today or tomorrow, according to a sister of the siblings.
Russ Finn was working for broadcaster Al-Jazeera in Cairo. He has been held since Tuesday when he was arrested along with two colleagues.
Just two short years after Egypt’s ‘January Revolution’, the spirit of hope for a better future has been lost. At least 1,089 people have died in one week and deep scars have been carved in the Egyptian social fabric, writes Diana Eltahawy.
The 85-year-old is awaiting a re-trial on charges arising from the 2011 protests that resulted in his ousting.
Eamon Gilmore will warn EU ministers against economic sanctions, though plans to freeze aid are to be discussed.
The four Irish citizens continue to be detained in the Egyptian capital but have now been visited by an Irish consular official.
The Egyptian military’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood continued today, as a leading figure was arrested for his part in the killing of eight protesters in June.
The sister of the four siblings held in a Cairo jail says that her 17-year-old brother has been beaten.
Hundreds of people have died and the country is in crisis as security forces clash with supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi.
Scores were killed in a crackdown on camps of Morsi loyalists this morning. A month-long state of emergency has been declared in the country.
62-year-old Mick Deane received gunshot wounds while covering the violence at protest camps in the Egyptian capital.
Security forces backed by bulldozers moved in to dismantle the camp in Cairo set up by Morsi supporters.
The UN says nearly 90,000 Syrians have registered with the High Commissioner for Refugees in Egypt.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for for a peaceful end to the crisis, the US had condemned the clashes.
The military said it supported the right to peaceful protest, but warned that violence would “harm social peace”.
Here’s a look back key developments in Egypt in the last 24 hours as the country comes to terms with more upheaval just over two years after dictator Hosni Mubarak was overthrown.
President Barack Obama urged the military to hand back control to a democratic, civilian government but stopped short of calling it a coup d’etat.
Today the army staged a military coup after issuing an ultimatum to the country’s president on Monday.
Amnesty International Ireland said questions need to be raised about whether the “failure” to protect citizens is because of a deliberate policy by forces.
Today is the deadline that has been set by the army for the president to meet the “people’s demands” and step down or have a solution imposed on him.
In a statement read out on state television, it said the demands of the people must be met and gave 48 hours, as “a last chance”.
The referendum on the constitution passed earlier this week with a low turnout doing little to assuage the fears of the opposition.
The demonstrations in Cairo come over a bitterly divisive referendum on a new constitution.
The US president told Mohamed Morsi that he was worried about the deaths of protesters in Egypt in recent days.
Five demonstrators died overnight as supporters and opponents of president Mohamed Morsi fought outside the presidential palace.
Giant crowds of protesters took to the streets, shouting: “No to tyranny!”