A COUNTY Fermanagh man is to contest multiple allegations of harassing directors and family members of the former Quinn Industrial Holdings, since rebranded Mannok.

The case was heard at Fermanagh Magistrates Court on Monday, January 25.

Court papers show Bernard McGovern (23), from Springtown Road, Kinawley, allegedly committed three separate sets of offences in 2019.

Until recently, he was remanded in Castlerea Prison, Co. Roscommon following arrest last June in connection with an attack on Kevin Lunney and Dara O’Reilly – both Mannok directors.

This relates to an alleged incident in a Co. Cavan service station in February, 2019. These matters are next due for mention at Cavan Circuit Court in March.

Numerous applications for bail were refused, despite McGovern being neither accused nor suspected in the abduction and torture of Mr. Lunney in September, 2019.

Whilst in custody, three sets of allegations came before Enniskillen Magistrates Court, which a defence solicitor has advised are all denied.

The first case to be listed involved a charge of breaching an injunction prohibiting harassment when McGovern allegedly entered Stragowna Road, Kinawley on June 27, 2019 without reasonable excuse.

His father is expected to give evidence to support denial in this instance.

Further matters, in order of occurrence, allege two charges of harassment and two more injunction breaches.

McGovern is accused of harassing a female relative of the Lunney family on January 21, 2019, by slowing his vehicle while approaching her car and starring in an intimidating manner while shaking his fists.

He then allegedly made an offensive gesture with his fingers while sounding his horn. Then, on February 5, 2019, McGovern allegedly encountered the same woman on a road and flashed his lights and shook his fists.

A second set of harassment offences relate to Peter Lunney when on February 17, 2019, McGovern allegedly encountered him while driving and “flashed his lights on three or four occasions, sounded his horn for up to 10 seconds multiple times, and shook his fists in a threatening manner”.

On February 28, 2019, McGovern allegedly drove within one foot of Mr. Lunney’s parked vehicle, preventing him from moving, then stared “in an aggressive and intimidating manner”.

The following month, McGovern is accused of meeting Mr. Lunney on a narrow road who pulled his car onto the grass verge.

McGovern allegedly accelerated towards the stationary vehicle and “before impact swerved away ... shaking his fists in an intimidating manner”.

At some point after this, a High Court injunction was served on McGovern prohibiting such behaviour.

On May 20, 2019, McGovern allegedly breached this by contacting a female relative of the Lunney family “making cuckoo noises”, repeating this four days later with Kevin Lunney.

At the most recent court sitting, a defence lawyer entered not guilty pleas to the latest matters, on McGovern’s behalf, who was not in attendance.

It is anticipated all cases will be heard as contests next month, although it has yet to be confirmed if this can be accommodated by the court.

The defence added an application to vary McGovern’s High Court bail will be required to permit him to enter the North to attend the hearings in person.