Man accused of robbing Laois filling stations remanded in custody
A MAN accused of two robberies and a series of burglaries and thefts in Portlaoise and Portarlington has been remanded in custody until February.
The 30-year-old faces charges that include robberies at two filling stations in Portarlington last Friday night.
Liam Grennan, no fixed abode, Portlaoise, appeared at Portlaoise District Court by video link this morning, having first appeared at a special sitting of the court on Sunday.
He is charged with robbery of €780 in cash at Maxol Filling Station and €355 in cash from Applegreen Filling Station, both on Main Street, Portarlington, on Friday 23 January.
He is further charged with burglary at a house in Craydon Court, Portlaoise and trespass at two neighbouring houses on Wednesday 21 January.
The unemployed man is also charged with burglary at Dowling’s Newsagent, Portlaoise Shopping Centre, Mountmellick Road, Portlaoise; theft of a bottle of whiskey worth €23 from Dunnes Stores, Mountmellick Road, Portlaoise and burglary at Meehan House, James Fintan Lalor Avenue, Portlaoise on 21 January.
Judge Andrew Cody granted legal aid at the special court sitting on Sunday, when there was no application for bail. He remanded the defendant in custody overnight.
On Monday, the accused man was remanded in custody until the 9 February sitting of Portlaoise District Court, pending DPP directions.
