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Two men accused of rape and false imprisonment of a woman at Ceannt Station in Galway are to apply for bail in the High Court later this week.
An Arabic interpreter was late for the hearing, and one of the accused indicated, before the interpreter’s arrival, that he did not understand what he was being asked.
File photograph: The Irish TimesTwo men accused of the rape and false imprisonment of a woman at Ceannt Station in Galway earlier this month are to apply for bail in the High Court later this week. The accused – aged 25 and 27 – appeared at Galway District Court on Tuesday via video link from prison. They were previously charged with the rape of a woman at the car park of Ceannt Railway Station, Eyre Square on August 1st last.
The older man is also accused of rape, contrary to section 4 of the Criminal Law Rape Amendment Act, according to court documents.
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Defence barrister Donal Cronin indicated to Judge Gerard Furlong that the defendants would apply for bail in the High Court on Thursday. An Arabic interpreter was late for the hearing. One of the accused indicated on three occasions before the interpreter’s arrival that he did not understand what he was being asked. The judge remanded both men in custody to appear before the September 7th sitting of Galway District Court for the DPP’s directions.
He said the men would have to appear in court on that date if their bail application was successful; otherwise, they would appear via video link. Four youths arrested in stolen BMW due to appear in courtMOST READTesco worker sacked for taking bakery items before they became ‘free to staff’ loses unfair dismissal claimWoman’s body found in Dublin
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