Four appear in court over shopping centre fight in Athlone

Four men appeared in court yesterday (Wednesday) after being charged in connection with a fight that broke out in the Athlone Towncentre shopping centre earlier this week.

The incident occurred in the middle of the shopping centre at approximately 11am on Tuesday, and mobile phone footage of it was captured and shared online.

Four men, all from the Athlone area and varying in age between 18 and 39, appeared before Athlone District Court yesterday having each been charged with violent disorder.

A file is being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, and further charges may be issued in relation to the incident at a later stage.

All four defendants were remanded on bail, with certain conditions attached, and are due back before the court later in the year.