Further charges are to be brought against two men accused of raping a woman in the car park of Ceannt Railway Station in Galway last month.
The men – aged 25 and 27 – appeared via video-link at this morning’s sitting of Galway District Court, where proceedings were translated for them by an Arabic interpreter.
They cannot be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim.
Judge Fiona Lydon was told during a brief hearing that directions from the DPP were now at hand.
Sergeant Damien Prendergast outlined the State’s application to have both men produced before the Court, later this week, so that further charges could be put to them.
Judge Lydon acceded to the request.
When asked to clarify matters in relation to this, by one of the accused, through the interpreter, Sergeant Prendergast said the additional charge related to the alleged incident on 1 August, 2026 at the Railway Station in Galway.
Both the accused men have been denied bail by the High Court and were further remanded in custody this morning.
Each has already been charged with the rape of a female on 1 August, at Ceannt Railway Station car park.
They are also charged with falsely imprisoning the same alleged victim, on the same date and at the same location.
The 25-year-old faces a separate charge in relation to the alleged theft of a black gear bag, with contents to the value of €450, from a pub in Galway city.
The Director of Public Prosecutions has consented to this matter being dealt with in the District Court.
Judge Lydon said she accepted jurisdiction and adjourned that case to the end of November.