‘Loner’ accused of threat to kill Mary Lou McDonald refused bail

A Dublin man described in court as “a loner” has been refused bail after being charged with threatening to kill Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald in a social media video.

Richard McGreevy (28), of Whitechurch Place, Rathfarnham, appeared before Judge Paula Murphy at Dublin District Court on Friday.

Evidence was given about alleged threats against the politician and claims of incitement to violence against Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.

McGreevy, who said he had an acquired brain injury and memory problems, told the judge he had not intended that the TikTok video would go viral.

The Garda investigation follows a complaint by Ms McDonald after footage of a man in a balaclava was shared on social media platforms.

Officers from the Special Detective Unit (SDU), which investigates subversive, terrorist and organised crime and threats to the State, arrested him at his south Dublin home on Thursday morning.

They brought him to Terenure Garda Station for questioning.

He was then…