A 29-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the assault of a man earlier this month who died in hospital two days later.
Nathan Kenna, with an address at The Nurseries, Mulhuddart in Dublin, was charged with assaulting Anthony Long on Parslickstown Drive in Mulhuddart on 3 July last.
He was remanded in custody to appear again in court on Wednesday when he is expected to apply for bail.
Garda Seán Ó Fatharta gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution
He told the court that he arrested Mr Kenna at 11.47pm last Friday night and when he was charged at 12.15am on Saturday he made no reply.
His solicitor of choice Michael Hennessy told the judge that he was “attending but not appearing” out of respect for the tragic circumstances of the case.
He said he was “unable to come on record” and represent Mr Kenna because he had “resigned from the legal aid panel” due to the “intransigence of the Department of Justice”.
Anthony Long died from injuries sustained in an assault earlier this month
Garda Ó Fatharta said he would be objecting to bail and Mr Kenna told the court he wanted to represent himself.
Judge Áine Clancy advised him of his options and told him he could make an inquiry about other solicitors or defer his application for “a couple of days” so he could “put his best foot forward”.
Mr Kenna agreed he would defer his bail application, and the judge told him that this was “a wise course of action”.
He said he was not working and was remanded in custody to appear again at Cloverhill District Court on Wednesday when he is expected to apply for bail.
He is the second person to be charged and brought before the courts in connection with the attack on Mr Long.
Derek McNamee, 43, with an address at Thornleigh Road in Swords, Co Dublin was remanded in custody last week after being charged with the murder of Mr Long.
He is due before Cloverhill District Court tomorrow.