"Darragh O'Brien, 22, of Beechfield Heights, Clonee, Dublin, was initially charged with assault causing harm to Anthony Herron, related to an attack in the early hours of 21 August at Temple Bar Square. O'Brien was granted conditional bail two days later and appeared again at Dublin District Court on Friday, when the case was upgraded to a murder charge."
"Herron, a father who lived in London and was aged in his 40s, had just left a local pub when the incident occurred. He was initially taken to St James's Hospital on the night of the assault but was then transferred to Beaumont Hospital to undergo emergency specialist surgery. He was later repatriated to the UK, where he died in October."
"O'Brien could not apply for bail on Friday, given the nature of the charge, which requires an application to be brought before the High Court. His solicitor, Holly Laher, asked that her client, who has yet to enter a plea, be remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Thursday."
Darragh O'Brien, 22, appeared in Dublin District Court charged with the murder of Anthony Herron, a London-based father in his 40s. Herron was attacked in the early hours of August 21 at Temple Bar Square. Initially charged with assault causing harm, the charge was upgraded to murder after Herron died in October following the incident. Herron was hospitalized at St James's Hospital then transferred to Beaumont Hospital for emergency specialist surgery before being repatriated to the UK. O'Brien cannot apply for bail due to the murder charge's severity and must appear before the High Court. The case will proceed to the Central Criminal Court on indictment, with prosecutors required to complete a book of evidence.
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