Algerian man charged over violent disorder at Killarney direct provision centre remanded for two weeks

Accused is one of eight charged over public order incident on New Year's Day

Emergency Services at the scene of the public order incident at Hotel Killarney on January 1. Picture: Padraig Healy

A 27-year-old Algerian man accused of violent disorder and of wielding a knife during a serious public order incident in Hotel Killarney, now a direct provision centre, has been further remanded in custody.

Fouad Mekhazni, aged 27, of Room 1094, Hotel Killarney, Park Road, was one of eight people brought before Killarney District Court on Tuesday charged with one count of violent disorder contrary to Section 15 of the Criminal Justice Public Order Act.