Pearse mcauleys lawyer hopes to apply for bail

Prominent republican Pearse McCauley has been further remanded to Castlerea prison on charges of assaulting his wife but his solicitor says he hopes to apply for bail at the next hearing, reports The Irish Times.
It is Mr McCauley’s (50) fourth appearance in court after appearances at Harristown District Court and his initial court appearance in Cavan on St Stephen’s Day.
He is facing four charges, including threatening to kill or cause serious harm to his wife and former Sinn Fein councillor Pauline Tully McCauley at Keelderry, Kilnaleck, on Christmas Eve.
He is also charged with assaulting Ms Tully McCauley causing her harm on the same occasion.
He is also charged with threatening to kill or cause serious harm to Ms Tully McCauley’s brother, Thomas Tully and with threatening to kill or cause serious harm to a neighbour, Seamus Leddy, all alleged to be on the same day.
Mr McCauley with an address at Canal Bank Walk, Ballyconnell, made a short remand appearance before Judge Geoffrey Browne at Harristown District Court this morning.
A new legal aid application was made by defence solicitor, Alan Gannon, following the transfer of the case to his firm. Mr Gannon told the court the accused was not in a position to make an application for bail, but hoped to do so at the next remand hearing.
Garda Supt Aidan Foley applied to Judge Browne to have him remanded in continuing custody to appear again at Harristown District Court on January 23.