Four charged with raid given bail

Four of the five men charged in relation to the attempted armed raid of a bookmaker in south Co Dublin last Monday have been …

Four of the five men charged in relation to the attempted armed raid of a bookmaker in south Co Dublin last Monday have been granted bail at Dún Laoghaire District Court. The fifth man's bail application has been deferred.

Gardaí objected to the bail applications of all five men.

The five were arrested on charges related to possession of a firearm, ammunition and attempted robbery of Chronicle bookmakers in Deansgrange on April 17th.

The attempted raid took place after the Irish Grand National in Fairyhouse.

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Gerard Claxton (30), of Whitestown Drive, Blanchardstown; Anthony Callaghan (35), of Hazelbury Park, Blanchardstown; Anthony Lee (29), of 51 Fortlawn Avenue, Blanchardstown; and Eddie Farrell, of De La Salle Court, Wicklow town, were all remanded on a cash bail bond of €10,000 with an independent surety of a further €10,000.

Noel Boylan (31), of Fortlawn Park, Blanchardstown, had his bail application deferred by Judge Patrick Clyne, following representations from the gardaí .