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Daragh O’Flaherty allegedly branded gardai “Nazis” during his arrest on Friday evening.
A garda was injured in the incident, a judge has heard.
The metal worker, with an address at Tradaree Court, Shannon, Co. Clare was arrested at 7pm and taken to Pearse Street Garda station.
He was charged with trespassing in a manner likely to cause fear in another, engaging in threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour, failing to give his name to gardai, obstructing arrest, and being intoxicated contrary to the Public Order Act.
He is also accused of violent behaviour in a Garda station.
Mr O’Flaherty has not yet indicated how he will plead and could face additional charges.