A Dublin man who has been charged with a serious assault on another man has been remanded in custody to appear before Cloverhill District Court next Wednesday, the 18th of March.
Gardaí are continuing to investigate a serious assault which occurred in McIntosh Park, Cabinteely, Dublin 18, on Wednesday, 11th March 2026 at approximately 3 pm.
Judge Anne Watkin, sitting at Dún Laoghaire District Court, heard that the accused, Nigel Kennedy (31) of McIntosh Park, Cabinteely, Dublin 18, intends to make a bail application on the next date. He did not appear in court this morning.
Directions were given to the court with Detective Sergeant Andrew Diamond indicating that bail will be opposed on the next date.
Kennedy is charged with Section 3 assault, under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997, for assault causing harm on the 11th March 2026. He is also charged with the theft of an iPhone worth €800, contrary to the Theft and Fraud Offences Act, dangerous driving of an electric vehicle, contrary to the Road Traffic Act, and violent disorder, contrary to Section 15 of the Public Order Act.
A man, aged in his 50s, who was seriously assaulted during the incident, was brought to St. Vincent’s Hospital and remains in a serious condition, Gardaí said in a statement.
Kennedy’s defending counsel, Andy Vallely, said that his client sustained head injuries and has received treatment while held in a Garda station. He requested that the court direct that his client be given medical treatment.
Mr Vallely also made a legal aid application, saying that his client is not working and is in receipt of social welfare.
Kennedy was arrested last Wednesday and was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in Dublin before being charged.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have taken images or recorded footage (including dash-cam) of the incident to not share it on social media platforms or messaging apps, but instead to provide it to investigating Gardaí.
Anyone who was in the area of McIntosh Park, Cabinteely, at the time and who may have any information about the incident is asked to contact Gardaí.