Thomas McAuley, 25, of Shamrock Terrace, North Strand, Dublin 1, who is on a carer’s allowance, is accused of extortion by demanding €5,500 on March 22nd from a woman in north inner city Dublin.

Greg Green, 18, of La Touche Road, Bluebell, Dublin, was granted bail with strict conditions after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) authorised that he face trial on indictment over the alleged incident on October 7th last year.