Man who is alleged to have coughed on shop worker telling him he had Covid-19 is granted bail

A man who denies assaulting a shop worker by coughing on him and telling him he had coronavirus has been granted bail provided a surety is paid to the courts.

Jeffrey Kelly with an address at Hermitage, Ennis, Co Clare, claimed an altercation occurred between him and the shop worker after the shop assistant stood too close to him, Limerick District Court heard today.