A man appeared on 21 charges, including assaults on four prison officers, at a special sitting of Limerick District Court on Saturday.
Mr John Dundon (22), Hyde Road, Limerick, is charged with assaulting three prison officers, Mr Michael Reynolds, Mr Seamus Enright and Mr Tadgh O'Riordan at Cathedral Place on September 9th last year.
He is also charged with assaulting prison officer Mr Sean Heuston at William Street on December 5th, 2001, and of threatening to kill him or cause serious harm on the same occasion.
He was charged with obstructing Garda Daniel Coholan in the execution of his duty at Roxboro Shopping Centre on October 18th, 2001, and at Hyde Road on January 7th, 2002.
There were also charges of dangerous driving and driving without insurance. All the alleged offences took place between the last September and this month.
Mr Aeneas McCarthy, solicitor for the defence, applied for bail which was opposed by Insp Jim Browne, Roxboro, on the grounds of the seriousness of the charges and because the prison officers feared for their safety.
Judge Tom O'Donnell refused bail and remanded Mr Dundon in custody until Thursday.