A second man has appeared in court charged in connection with harassing a member of An Garda Síochána in Cork.
46-year-old Ross Lahive, a former European Elections candidate for the Irish People's Party, of Church Street, Shandon, attended the Bridewell Garda Station by appointment earlier today, before being brought before a sitting of Cork District Court on a charge of harassing a garda on dates between 9 October 2022 and 6 February 2025.
Det. Sgt. Christopher Cahill said when arrested, charged and cautioned, Mr Lahive made no reply.
Judge Mary Dorgan was told that the Director of Public Prosecutions had directed the summary disposal of the case at district court level on a signed plea of guilty.
She accepted jurisdiction on this basis.
The court was told the State had no objection to bail, subject to a number of conditions.
Det. Sgt. Cahill told Judge Dorgan that the charge arose allegedly from "a campaign of harassment" against the garda between October 2022 and February 2025.
Defence solicitor Diarmuid Kelleher sought an adjournment to facilitate the release of evidential material and to take instructions from his client. Judge Dorgan granted the application.
She remanded Mr Lahive on bail subject to a number of conditions to appear again before the district court on 20 November next.
The conditions include that Mr Lahive sign a bond of €1,000, that he sign on twice weekly at the Bridewell Garda Station, and that he had no direct or indirect contact with the victim or any witness in the case.
The conditions also include that he does not post any video or communications relating to the matter online, and that he possesses a charged mobile phone so that he can be contacted by gardaí.
An application for free legal aid was also granted.
