He was taken to Cloverhill Prison for four days.
A man has been remanded on bail after Tullamore District Court was told of an alleged coughing incident in a shopping centre.
Judge Bernadette Owens was told, on Wednesday, that David Lynch, Greenwood Park, Edenderry, allegedly coughed in the face of a person in Dunnes Stores, Edenderry the previous Friday.
The 32-year-old man had been remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison at a special sitting of the court on Saturday and remained in custody for four nights before appearing before Judge Bernadette Owens yesterday.
Mr Lynch's solicitor, Donal Farrelly, said it was now accepted that a video recording was not as clear as was first thought and the gardai would be disposed to granting him bail.
One of the alleged incidents took place in an anteroom in the Dunnes Stores shopping centre, said Mr Farrelly.
Mr Lynch has been charged with stealing €66 worth of confectionery, engaging in threatening abusive and insulting behaviour, and assaulting Brian Malone, all allegedly committed at Dunnes Stores, Edenderry on April 3 last.
Sgt James O'Sullivan said the CCTV appeared to be from a different incident where the man appeared to throw his head at someone.
Judge Owens granted bail and said the gardai were to furnish the CCTV footage to the defence.
One condition of the bail is that Mr Lynch sign on at Edenderry Garda Station on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and Sgt O'Sullivan said that because of the coronavirus restrictions, it would suffice for the accused to go along to the station and have his presence recorded by a garda there.
Mr Lynch must also stay sober, stay away from the shopping centre in Edenderry and abide by a curfew from 9pm to 6am.
Remanding him on bail to July 1 next, Judge Owens warned Mr Lynch that gardai could ask for his bail to be revoked if he breaches the conditions.
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