Judge restricts naming of man involved in Dublin toddler kidnap attempt case

Dublin District Court was told by a garda: 'There are safety issues; I understand there is quite a lot of activity on social media.'

The judge imposed reporting restrictions on the names of the child, accused and the defence legal practitioners involved in the case.

A judge has imposed reporting restrictions preventing the media from naming a man accused of the attempted kidnapping of a toddler in Dublin due to "heightened" social media activity.

Gardaí responded to an incident in the north inner city on Thursday just after midday, arrested a man, 26, and brought him to Store Street station.