A man has appeared in court charged with spitting on a security guard at a Dun Laoghaire shopping centre.
It comes amid increased concern over the spread of COVID-19 around the country.
Gardaí said a 45-year-old man was arrested yesterday following an incident at the Bloomfield Shopping Centre at around 12:25pm on Wednesday.
He was charged this morning and brought before a private sitting of the District Court, where he was remanded in custody.