Two refused bail for jewellery theft

Two men charged in connection with the attempted robbery of a jewellers’ shop in Dublin last week were refused bail yesterday…

Two men charged in connection with the attempted robbery of a jewellers’ shop in Dublin last week were refused bail yesterday.

Clive Kavanagh (41), Portland Row, Dublin, and Michael Martin (25), Oriel Street off Sherriff Street, Dublin, are both charged with the theft of €100,000 worth of jewellery, including 18 expensive watches, from Dawson Jewellers in Dawson Street last Friday.

They are also charged with the possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances.

At Dublin District Court yesterday afternoon, Judge Ann Ryan remanded both men in custody to appear at Cloverhill Court on Thursday morning. Bail was refused.