Man, 29, held over death of pedestrian

A 29-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he was charged in connection with a collision which claimed the life of a pedestrian in Swords, in Dublin, at the weekend.

Desmond Collopy, from Ballyfermot, Dublin, has been accused of dangerous driving and did not apply for bail when he was brought before a judge yesterday morning.

Eamon Cronin, a married 50-year-old who worked as a customer service agent, from Ridgewood, Swords, was struck by a car at about 3.10am on Saturday. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to removed to Connolly Hospital for a postmortem.