A 31-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court this morning and was charged with the robbery of a post office in Co Cork late last month.
Gary Walsh, a native of Ballincollig but with an address in Kilmallock, Co Limerick, was charged with robbery at Blarney Post Office on January 24th.
Det Garda Maurice Leahy gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution and told Cork District Court that Mr Walsh made no reply to the single charge when it was put to him after caution.
Gardaí objected to bail and Det Garda Leahy said they were objecting because of the seriousness of the charge and the strength of the evidence including CCTV footage in the case against Mr Walsh.
He said they were also basing their objection on the maximum sentence of life the offence carried if Mr Walsh was convicted and they feared he would abscond if granted bail.
Mr Walsh took the stand and said that he had no intention of absconding and would stand trial if granted bail and he was willing to sign on at his local Garda station daily and abide by a curfew.
Judge Olann Kelleher refused bail and he remanded Mr Walsh in custody to appear at Cork District Court again on February 9th. He also granted Mr Walsh free legal aid.
