A man charged with allegedly making menacing calls to the family of a murdered student has been further remanded in custody until later this month. Mr Barry (46) appeared again in court on Monday, when Sgt Gearoid Davis applied to Judge Olann Kelleher to have him further remanded in custody. Judge Kelleher remanded Mr Barry in custody to appear by video link on September 21 st.At an evening sitting of the District Court on Sunday, Mr Barry was charged under 13 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act 1951. The court heard Mr Barry allegedly made four phone calls to the Blair family home last Friday night, two of which they recorded. The court heard Noel Blair was informed that his family would “never be safe.”The court was told the family was deeply impacted by the threats.

Source: The Irish Times September 07, 2020 14:03 UTC