A 35-year-old man has been remanded in custody until a further bail hearing later this week, charged with assault causing harm to a man in Co Kildare at the weekend.

Paul Gill, with an address on Sarto Road in Naas, is accused of punching and kicking 58-year-old Patsy Kelly - who was removed to hospital before he died on Saturday night.

Gardaí told Naas District Court they expect a more serious charge to follow.

Detective Garda Enda Coleman told the court that Mr Gill remained silent when told he was charged with assault causing harm in connection with the death of Mr Kelly in Naas on Saturday night.

He told Judge Patrick Clyne that Mr Gill admitted punching Mr Kelly while he was standing, and punching and kicking him while he was on the ground - and that a more serious charge was likely.

Judge Clyne told the court his great fear was for the safety of the accused equal to the feelings of Mr Kelly's family - noting that he did not want to see a 'lynch mob', and that he did not want to see another incident - saying one 'was bad enough'.

The conditions attached to bail are a €5,000 cash lodgment and an independent surety to be vetted by the gardaí.

Mr Gill must also sign-in at a garda station three times per week, carry a mobile phone which is GPS tracked and switched on at all times, and surrender his passport and travel IDs.

He must also stay at an approved address known to gardaí, stay out of Naas save for court appearances and make no contact with any of the witnesses in the case.

He has been remanded in custody at Clover Hill until the hearing on Thursday.