Grandfather accused of brandishing plank of wood during protest at proposed asylum seeker accommodation

Man recorded making ‘clear threat’ to security man at Thornton Hall site, court told

Daryl McMahon was charged with two offences during an alleged incident on August 6 at Thornton Hall, a State-owned vacant 160-acre farm. Picture: IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A grandfather has been accused of brandishing a plank of wood as a weapon after an “altercation” with a security man who was allegedly threatened at a proposed international protection site in north Dublin, a court has heard.

Daryl McMahon, 49, of Quilty House, Malahide Road, Dublin 17, was charged with two offences during an alleged incident on August 6 at Thornton Hall, a State-owned vacant 160-acre farm.