A man has appeared in court charged with taking a gun into a polling station in Northern Ireland.

Michael O’Hagan, 59, was arrested after an incident in Greencastle, County Tyrone, during Thursday’s West Tyrone byelection.

O’Hagan is charged with carrying a firearm with criminal intent and possession of a firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstances. His solicitor said his client denies the charges.

O’Hagan appeared before Dungannon magistrates court on Friday.

The judge, John Meehan, refused an application for bail and remanded him in custody, saying he posed a “real and imminent risk”.