Accused in sex assault case refused application to vary bail for travel

Gardaí concerned as no extradition arrangement between Ireland and the country to which the defendant wished to travel

The accused had sought to travel out of Ireland for the first two weeks of April. Picture: Larry Cummins 

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a time when four young people shared a bed after a night out has failed in his application to vary bail to allow him to travel out of Ireland for a visit to his home country.

Sergeant Gearóid Davis said there was an objection to the application by the 25-year-old. One of the concerns of gardaí was that there was no extradition arrangement between Ireland and the country to which the defendant wished to travel.