Cork court charges anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe with harassing a garda

There was no garda objection to bail for Mr Blighe on certain conditions

Derek Blighe was remanded on bail to appear in court again on November 18. File photo: Brian Lawless/PA

Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe was charged on Tuesday with harassing a member of An Garda Síochána in a case where he allegedly video recorded the guard and commented online: “He’s terrified now and afraid to leave his home.”

Detective Sergeant Christopher Cahill testified at Cork District Court that 45-year-old Derek Blighe was involved with another man – not yet before the court – in a campaign of harassment of a named garda.