US tourist suffered 'savage' Temple Bar robbery six hours after arriving in country

The court heard the man suffered punches and stamps to his head as he lay “motionless” on the ground

James Nolan is the third person to be charged over the incident at Temple Bar and was denied bail. File photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

A US tourist was attacked with punches and stamps to his head in a “savage” premeditated gang robbery in Dublin’s Temple Bar six hours after landing in the country, a court heard.

The incident at about 12.30 am on July 25, at Crow Street, happened after a woman befriended the man, in his 30s, to distract him, Dublin District Court was told on Thursday. CCTV footage played at a bail hearing showed the tourist being beaten as he lay motionless on the ground, and muggers rummaged through his pockets and dragged him across the street by his feet.