Overview
- Darragh O’Brien, 22, of Beechfield Heights, Clonee, was charged with the murder of Anthony Herron, replacing an earlier assault charge tied to a 21 August 2025 incident at Temple Bar Square.
- Garda Colin Coyne Delaney told Dublin District Court the accused made no reply when charged, and O’Brien has not entered a plea.
- O’Brien was remanded in custody and cannot seek bail in the District Court, with any application required before the High Court; he is due to appear next at Cloverhill District Court.
- Prosecutors must complete and serve a book of evidence before a return-for-trial order as the case proceeds on indictment to the Central Criminal Court; legal aid was granted.
- Herron, a Londoner in his 40s, was critically injured in August, underwent surgery in Dublin, was repatriated to the UK, and died in October 2025; the court previously heard a claim that O’Brien kicked him in the head after a verbal altercation.