A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday when he appeared before court charged in relation to an alleged false imprisonment and assault on a woman in her 40s.

Gardai are investigating the incident reported to have taken place in a house in Dundalk, Co Louth, on Wednesday, December 5.

The woman suffered a serious eye injury that required treatment at the Mater Hospital in Dublin.

The man, who is in his 30s, was remanded in custody to appear before Cloverhill District Court next Friday.