A judge ordered a 39-year-old man to stay away from places hosting refugees and barred him from accessing social media as part of his bail conditions.
Graham Carey appeared in court this morning charged with an offense under the Prohibition of Incitement to Hate Act.
He is alleged to have distributed, displayed or reproduced threatening, abusive and/or offensive material three days ago.
The court was told that in response to the allegations, Mr Carey said: “In hindsight it won’t be happening again, I will be taking a different approach going forward,” reports RTE.
Judge Michelle Finan remanded Mr Carey on bail to reappear in Dublin District Court in April.
He was brought before the Dublin District Court this morning by officers from the Special Investigations Unit who were investigating activities relating to protests against migrants and the dissemination of potentially illegal material online.
Mr Carey was arrested at Shankill Garda station last night at 9.55pm and charged an hour and ten minutes later with an offense under the Prohibition of Incitement to Hate Act 1989.
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He is accused of distributing, displaying or reproducing threatening, offensive or offensive images/sounds and likely or intended to incite hatred on January 30th.
Detective Sergeant Eamon Hoey of the Special Investigations Unit said there was no objection to bail, but under strict conditions.
These include Mr Carey staying at his home on Dunsink Drive, giving up his passport and not applying for a new one.
Judge Finan imposed a curfew from 9pm to 6am after telling the court he was a full-time employee who did not return home until 9pm.
You have also directed that you must not attend, organize or participate in any protests or rallies in person or online.
When the Garda demanded that Mr Carey also agree not to participate or post videos on any social media platform, the judge suspended him from social media.
“It’s a complex issue,” she said. “People have various different accounts. I think its better for him if he’s barred from social media,” reports RTE.
His defense attorney said it wasn’t a condition Mr Carey expected, but he agreed.
The judge also ordered him to stay away from any center or place hosting refugees, to report twice a week to the Cabra Garda train station and to provide Gardaà with a contact number where he can be contacted.
The court also heard that there would be an objection to legal aid and one application was dismissed as Gardaà wanted to see a bank statement first.
On 28 April, Judge Finan remanded Mr Carey on bail to reappear in Dublin District Court.
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