Second man (27) charged over violent brawl on Dublin's Sean McDermott street in August

Tom Tuite

A second man has been charged with violent disorder and being armed with a hammer in a brawl involving several males on Dublin’s Sean McDermott Street in August.

Ryan O’Driscoll, 27, with a hostel address in Naas, Co. Kildare, is accused of using or threatening to use violence with three other named men during an alleged incident on August 22nd and of producing a hammer as a weapon during a dispute.

He was also accused of assaulting a male at Store Street Garda station following his arrest on Monday.

Mr O’Driscoll’s case came at Dublin District Court on Tuesday, but he was too unwell to enter the courtroom.

Garda Michael Murphy said when the accused was at Store Street Garda station before the court hearing, his reply to the charges was:“I want the video and audio”.

There was an objection to bail, but defence solicitor Tracey Horan informed the judge that her client was deferring his application.

Judge Finan remanded him in custody with a direction that he get medical attention. He will appear at Cloverhill District Court on Wednesday.

The case is related to incidents that were recently featured on social media clips.

On Friday, Detective Garda Michelle Fitzpatrick charged Sean Lawrence, who has an address in Dublin 11, solely with using or threatening to use violence with three other named men during the incident.

He “made no reply” when charged. There was no objection to bail subject to specific conditions, including no contact with the three other men named on the charge and that he stay out of the Dublin 1 area.

His solicitor, Ms Horan, had asked that her client’s full address not be read out in open court due to “fears for his safety”.

The solicitor said her client agreed to surrender his passport, reside at the address furnished to the court, provide gardaí with a contact phone number, and sign on two days a week.

Ms Horan had told the court she understood the case involved a “comprehensive file” and that the detective would need time to complete a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions and to compile book evidence. As a result, a lengthy adjournment was granted.

Mr Lawrence, who did not address the court or indicate a plea, was granted legal aid, released and ordered to appear again in December.