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A MAN charged in connection with an alleged axe attack at a salon in Ennis has appealed to the Supreme Court, after bail was refused in the High Court.
Anthony McDonagh (22), of Wa- terpark View, Ennis, is accused of producing an axe at Brownie’s hair salon in The Market area of Ennis on September 18 last. He is also accused of assault causing harm to his second cousin David McDonagh (24), on the
Same date.
Last month, the Book of Evidence was served on the accused and he was returned for trial to Ennis Cir- cuit Court last Friday. He has been in custody since his arrest, just days after the alleged incident.
His solicitor Daragh Hassett told the court that bail had been refused in the High Court, “and there’s a Su- preme Court appeal pending”. Free legal aid was granted for the Cir- cuit Court trial, along with a Junior Soo F