Accused falsely imprisoned woman after offering her lift to bus station

Court heard accused allegedly drove dangerously in the opposite direction, touched woman in inappropriate manner a number of times, and refused to let her out

Gardaí objected to bail because of the serious nature of the offences.

Gardaí objected to bail being granted to a man who allegedly falsely imprisoned a young woman in his car as he drove dangerously in the opposite direction to where she was going.

Detective Garda Eoghain O’Callaghan arrested Patrick O’Driscoll, 29, of no fixed address, and charged him with false imprisonment of a woman and he replied to the charge: “Speak to my solicitor.”