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A MAN has appeared in court charged in connection with a robbery in Ennis town centre last month.
James Connors (20), who is originally from the Shannon area, appeared before Ennis District Court yesterday.
Mr Connors, who is stated of being of no fixed abode, is accused of committing a robbery at Riverwalk, Woodquay, Ennis, on July 22. He is alleged to have robbed a HTC 1 mobile phone worth € 600 from a man.
He initially was brought before Ennis District Court earlier this month and the case came back before Judge Grainne O’Neill yesterday.
Garda Inspector John O’Sullivan told Judge O’Neill that an issue concerning an address for Mr Connors had to be resolved for bail to be finalised.
Judge O’Neill rose for a few minutes to allow gardaí check out the address supplied by Mr Connors.
When the case resumed, Insp O’Sullivan said the address – given in court as Caherdavin Meadows, Old Cratloe Road, Limerick – was acceptable to gardaí.
Mr Connors was granted bail sub- ject to a number of conditions.
He was ordered to reside at the stated address; sign on at Henry Street Garda Station in Limerick and observe a curfew between the hours of 12 midnight and 8am.
Mr Connors was ordered not to have any contact with the alleged victim or witnesses in the case.
He was further ordered to stay out of Ennis except for court appearances and pre-arranged consultations with his solicitor.
Defence solicitor Tara Godfrey requested the conditions be amended to allow her client collect a social welfare payment in Ennis.
She said Mr Connors is currently in the process of transferring collection of his dole money from Ennis to Limerick.
Insp O’Sullivan said this was acceptable to the gardaí. Judge O’Neill granted bail and remanded Mr Connors on bail to appear again at Ennis District Court on September.
Addressing the accused, she told Mr Connors that any breach of bail would be treated by the court as a serious matter.
Judge O’Neill warned Mr Connors that if he were to breach the terms of his bail, he could be brought back to court and potentially be taken into custody.