A man has appeared in court charged with spitting on a security guard at a Dublin shopping centre.

It comes amid increased concern over the spread of COVID-19 around the country.

Gardaí said a 45-year-old man was arrested yesterday following an incident at the Bloomfield Shopping Centre in Dun Laoghaire on Wednesday.

He was charged this morning and brought before a private sitting of the District Court.

He was remanded in custody.