A MAN appeared in court on Monday accused of “stirring up hatred” after sectarian graffiti was scrawled on property near the site of the Enniskillen bombing.
Noel Patrick Mullane from Mullaghmeen Road, Ballinamallard, Co Fermanagh, is accused of displaying written material on November 23 which was threatening, abusive or insulting, intending to stir up hatred or arouse fear.
The charge relates to the spraying of ‘IRA’ on a wall at the Clinton Centre close to the cenotaph in the Co Fermanagh town.
The centre was officially opened in 2002 by President Bill Clinton and is situated at the site of the 1987 Remembrance Day bombing which killed 12 people in the town.
It is further alleged on the same date he damaged a wall and door in a nearby bar as well as walls belonging to both the Clinton Centre and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
In addition, when arrested on December 1, Mullane was allegedly in possession of a quantity of cannabis.
A police officer aware of the facts of the case told Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday he believed all charges could be connected.
Mullane spoke only to confirm his identity and that he understood the charges.
District Judge Alana McSorley remanded him on continuing bail terms to return to court on January 27.