Two men who have been charged in connection with the robbery of a jewellers’ shop in Dublin last week have been refused bail.
Clive Kavanagh (41) from Portland Row, Dublin and Michael Martin (25) from Oriel Street off Sherriff Street in Dublin, are both charged with the robbery of €100,000 worth of jewellery from Dawson Jewellers in Dawson Street last Friday.
They are also charged with the possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances, a new offence which carries a mandatory prison sentence of at least five years.
At Dublin District Court this afternoon, Judge Ann Ryan remanded both men in custody to appear at Cloverhill Court on Thursday morning.
The two-hour bail hearing, which heard evidence from Chief Superintendent John Twomey and the arresting officer Garda Eugene McCarthy, was held in camera. The reason why bail was refused in both cases cannot be revealed.
At a hearing this morning, Judge Ann Ryan adjourned the bail application to hear objections to bail being granted from Chief Superintendent Twomey.
Garda McCarthy told the court he arrested Mr Kavanagh yesterday at 12.35pm and took him to Pearse Street Garda station. He was questioned and then charged, but made no reply to the charges.
Mr Martin was arrested at 3.25pm and taken to Garda headquarters in Harcourt Terrace. He also made no reply to the charges.
Both men were granted legal aid as neither is employed. Mr Kavanagh is on a disability allowance and has recently had a liver transplant while his co-defendant is on social welfare.
