Man charged with murder of 77-year-old remanded in custody

Patrick McDonagh was arrested following a stand-off with gardaí at his house. 

Patrick McDonagh was charged with murder of Peter McDonald on July 27. File picture. 

A 48-year-old man charged with murdering his elderly next-door neighbour in Dublin has been further remanded in custody.

At about 5.55am on July 25, gardaí responded to reports of an assault incident outside a house in the Whitechapel Road area of Clonsilla, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.