Man faces charge of dangerous driving after Dundalk cemetery incident

Man faces charge of dangerous driving after Dundalk cemetery incident

A man has been charged in relation to an incident that occurred during the annual blessing of graves at Dundalk cemetery in Louth over the weekend.

James McDonagh (28), with an address at Glenmore Park, Muirhevnamore in Dundalk, appeared before the district court on Tuesday. The first charge is unlawful use of a car, the second is dangerous driving.

The judge remanded him in custody after gardaí cited several reasons for not granting bail. He will appear again at Cloverhill District Court on July 30.

Both offences are alleged to have taken place at St Patrick’s Cemetery in Dundalk on Sunday, July 21.