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Two Dublin men appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a man following a shooting in the capital earlier this year.
obert Redmond (32) and Bernard Fogarty (34) were placed in pre-trial detention after being brought before the Dublin District Court this afternoon.
They were arrested over the weekend following an investigation into a shooting near Dublin airport last January during which two men were injured.
This afternoon, Gardaí Detective Warren O’Sullivan and Michael McGuinness delivered evidence of arrest, indictment and reprimand for both defendants.
The defendants are charged with the attempted murder of Barry Wolverson in Killeek Lane, St Margaret’s, Swords, on January 17.
They are also charged with assault that caused damage to Gerard Wildman at the same location on the same date.
Kilmore-based Robert Redmond of Woodview Close, Donaghmede and Bernard Fogarty also face charges related to the alleged possession of a firearm and ammunition stemming from the same incident last January.
No request for bail was made on behalf of Mr. Fogarty and he was placed in custody.
The district court cannot consider a request for bail in an attempted murder case, but a request was made on behalf of Mr. Redmond in connection with the other charges.
Detective Gda Michael McGuinness objected to bail, citing a number of reasons, including the seriousness of the charges.
He told the court that the evidence recovered during the investigation included CCTV, clothing, and witness statements.
When asked by the defendant’s attorney if conditions existed that could allay his concerns, Det Gda McGuinness said no.
Two more charges were also brought against Mr. Redmond this afternoon for an alleged incident in Dublin last year.
He is charged with threateningly demanding money, under article 17 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, from a man outside the plaintiff’s business on September 26, 2019.
Robert Redmond is also charged with criminal damages.
Det Gda Michael McCallion objected to bail, citing the seriousness of the charge and the probable conviction sentence for demanding money with threat which is 14 years.
The court heard that it is alleged that the man was approached by two men and told, “Your gaf will burn with you and your moth,” while text messages and phone calls were also involved.
The detective said that CCTV from the surrounding area had been gathered and that Robert Redmond was identified as a passenger in a vehicle that had approached the complainant.
He said that Mr. Redmond had attended the Garda station to make a voluntary statement and identified himself on CCTV, but denied any threats.
Det Gda McCallion agreed with Robert Redmond’s attorney that the plaintiff was not in court to testify and therefore what was said are hearsay.
He also said there would be no bail conditions to take away his worries.
The presiding judge said that the defendant enjoyed the presumption of innocence but that, having considered the evidence before her, she was rejecting the request for bail.
Robert Redmond was placed in pretrial detention to appear again in Cloverhill District Court on Thursday.
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