A MAN has been charged in court in connection with a robbery in Dublin last Tuesday where more than €300,000 was withdrawn by a bank employee whose partner had been kidnapped.
The woman (22) was forced to take the money from the Permanent TSB branch in Phibsboro after being sent a photograph via her mobile phone of her partner with a gun to his head.
The money was recovered at Broombridge railway station in Dublin later that day. A man who was arrested on the same date was brought before Dublin District Court yesterday morning.
Tony Quinn (29), with an address at Park View, Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun, was charged with handling €318,000 in cash at Broombridge on September 22nd last, contrary to section 17 of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act.
He remained silent during his brief court appearance.
Det Sgt Bob O’Reilly told Judge Hugh O’Donnell that he arrested Mr Quinn on Sunday at 11.45am at Mountjoy Garda station for the purpose of charging. He made no reply when charged, he added.
Det Sgt O’Reilly applied for a remand in custody with consent to bail.
Defence solicitor Michael Hanahoe told Judge O’Donnell there was no objection to bail in the sum of €10,000 and on condition his client surrendered his passport and signed on daily at Ballymun Garda station.
Mr Hanahoe said the cash bail was to be lodged by the defendant’s father.
Judge O’Donnell remanded Mr Quinn in custody with consent to bail to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Friday. Legal aid was granted.