A man has been charged with threatening to kill Sunday Worldjournalist Paul Williams at Dublin District Court.
Mr James Walsh (43), a self-employed builder from Rathfarnham, Dublin, was charged with twice threatening to kill the crime reporter on June 25th last.
Garda Mark Gallagher, Crumlin, said he arrested Mr Walsh at the Rathmines Inn pub at lunchtime yesterday. He was brought to Crumlin Garda Station where, after he was charged, he made no reply.
Gardai had no objection to bail on condition that he would not have any contact with Mr Williams and stay away from the reporter's home and from the Sunday Worldoffices in Terenure.
Judge James Scally set his own bail at €300 euro and an independent surety of €1,000 euro with the conditions requested.
He also ordered that he sign on daily at his local garda station and undertake not to apply for a new passport or other travel document. The court heard he had already surrendered his passport to gardai.
Mr Liam Hackett, Mr Walsh's solicitor, said a Ms Francis O'Hara was available to put up the independent bail pending checking by the gardai.
His client was seeking free legal aid because he was a "self employed small builder." He had been in custody for a period since last September and while he was the owner of his home in Rathfarnham, he was estranged from his wife. Judge Scally granted free legal aid.
He remanded him in custody with consent to bail as fixed to appear again on March 4th.