Shannon man accused of swinging large kitchen knife at Ukrainian teenager

The case is to be transferred to the circuit court where prison terms up to 10 years can apply on conviction for violent disorder.

Daniel Harty is on bail concerning the charges and was further remanded on bail to appear at Ennis District Court on May 24. File picture: Maurice O'Mahony

A 24-year-old Shannon man lunged at a 16-year-old Ukrainian boy with a large kitchen knife in a violent disorder incident in Shannon, a court has heard.

At Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Detective Garda Colm Moriarty played CCTV footage of the incident that occurred on a footpath and road adjacent to Shannon town centre at around 10pm on June 18, 2022.