Gardaí 'at a loss' to know how Kildare rape accused entered State, court told

The 46-year-old man, from a non-EU nation, was charged with rape of a woman on a date in June 2017 at a house in a Co Kildare town.

Gardaí 'at a loss' to know how Kildare rape accused entered State, court told

A man with no ties to Ireland and accused of raping a woman in Co Kildare has been denied bail after a court heard gardaí were “at a loss” to know he got into the country.

The 46-year-old, from a non-EU nation, was charged with rape of a woman on a date in June 2017 at a house in a Co Kildare town. He replied “it was not 2017” after he was charged.

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