A 20-year-old man has been refused bail after Gardaí said he “likely” poses a “danger to the community of Kenmare”.
Daniel Bulat appeared before Judge Liz Healy at Tralee District Court today, charged with three offences arising from an alleged incident in the town early on Sunday morning (09/08/2026).
Mr Bulat, of no fixed abode, was applying for bail on three charges relating to an alleged knife attack in the Square, Kenmare, shortly before 3am (02:50am).
The Romanian national is charged with two counts of assault causing harm and one count of possessing a 6-inch kitchen knife in a public place.
Detective Garda Daire O’Sullivan outlined An Garda Síochána‘s reasons for opposing bail.
These included the seriousness and nature of the alleged offences, and the strength of the evidence.
He said that this included CCTV and mobile phone footage, and “certain admissions made in respect of the … [alleged] offensive weapons offence”.
He said other evidence included that Mr Bulat “was caught red-handed” by Gardaí, a 6-inch kitchen knife found in “close proximity” to where he was arrested, and that clothing seized from Mr Bulat matched clothes seen on CCTV and mobile phone footage.
The judge was told the situation would have been “a lot worse” had two members of the public not allegedly intervened to stop Mr Bulat.
Both of these men sustained slash wounds.
The court heard that Mr Bulat had arrived at Dublin Airport on 12 June from France.
His solicitor, Killarney-based Padraig O’Connell reminded the court that Mr Bulat was innocent until proven guilty, that he has no previous convictions in Ireland, and none elsewhere “as far as we know”.
Gardaí are awaiting an update from the Romanian authorities, and the court was told they do not have access to Mr Bulat’s passport.
Detective Garda O’Sullivan said Gardaí believe that if Mr Bulat were granted bail, he would “commit further serious offences” and “fail to turn up to face trial”.
He will appeal to the High Court for bail next Thursday.