Newbridge man charged with assaulting Kildare County Councillor

Court Reporter
By Court Reporter
Published 27th May 2022, 18:33 GMT
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ACCUSATIONS

Athy District Court was told on Thursday, May 26, that a man allegedly assaulted a Newbridge-based Kildare county councillor on April 4 last.

The allegations relate to Michael Kane, with an address listed as 12 Dunbyrne Court, Whitewater Apartments, Newbridge.

Fully vaccinated here ski not anti Vax in anyway but this is a horrendous idea to even float. We have a 97% uptake in vaccinations. The issue is our piss poor health system at this point, as opposed to a lack of vaccinated population. https://t.co/1DlSkoLA0U via @IrishTimes — Cllr Chris Pender (@ChrisPenderKE) January 10, 2022placeholder image
Fully vaccinated here ski not anti Vax in anyway but this is a horrendous idea to even float. We have a 97% uptake in vaccinations. The issue is our piss poor health system at this point, as opposed to a lack of vaccinated population. https://t.co/1DlSkoLA0U via @IrishTimes — Cllr Chris Pender (@ChrisPenderKE) January 10, 2022

Cllr Chris Pender, Social Democrats

Garda Sergeant Brian Jacob said that it would be alleged that the 29-year-old defendant kicked Cllr Pender twice in the head on the date in question.

Judge Desmond Zaidan agreed to continue bail for Mr Kane until November 3, to allow time for a medical report, in addition to directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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