Bail granted to man accused of attacking woman at refugee centre

Judge Dempsey ordered him to reside at the college but to have no contact with the woman who also lives there and to take no alcohol or illegal drugs.

A 65-year-old man accused of attacking a woman at a college providing accommodation for Ukrainian asylum seekers has been granted bail.

A 65-year-old man accused of attacking a woman and not letting her out of a room until she “started screaming” at a college providing accommodation for Ukrainian asylum seekers has been granted bail.

Alexander Ivanec, a Russian-speaking Ukrainian national residing at Ballyhaise Agricultural College, Co. Cavan, appeared before Judge Dermot Dempsey at Dublin District Court on Saturday.