Man charged with feud murder of Michael Barr

A man has been remanded in custody to appear in court later this week charged with the murder of Michael Barr.

Eamonn Cumberton (29) of Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7, was charged with the murder of Mr Barr last month in the Sunset House pub in Dublin's north inner city.

He was arrested last week and held for questioning at Bridewell Garda station before appearing in court yesterday morning.

Mr Cumberton appeared before a special sitting of Dublin District Court in the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin city.

Accused

Det Sgt

Brian Delaney

told Judge

Marie Quirke

he had arrested the accused at 11.35pm on Saturday at Dublin’s Bridewell Garda station where he had been questioned.

When the murder charge was put to him just before midnight he made no reply.

The court was told Mr Cumberton had no income apart from social welfare and it granted him free legal aid.

The issue of bail did not arise as it can only be granted by the High Court when the charge is one of murder.

Judge Quirke remanded Mr Cumberton in custody to Cloverhill Prison and he will appear before Cloverhill District Court on Friday, June 3rd.

Mr Barr was shot dead on the night of April 25th in the pub where he worked as a manager.

Charges

A dissident republican, he had once been charged with membership of an illegal organisation, the Real IRA, but was acquitted of those charges.

He was from Strabane, Co Tyrone, but had lived in Dublin for a number of years and had had addresses in the north inner city as well as the northern suburbs of Ballymun and Finglas.

He was given a paramilitary funeral when his remains were brought home to the North for burial.