A Monaghan man has appeared before the extradition court in Dublin facing 39 charges of manslaughter and a charge of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex.
Ronan Hughes (40) from Silverstream, Tyholland in Co Monaghan, was detained yesterday following the execution of a European arrest warrant in the Republic of Ireland.
Mr Hughes said nothing during the short hearing in Dublin's Central Criminal Court this morning apart from "thank you judge".
He will apply for bail next Wednesday and has been remanded in custody until then.
The 39 Vietnamese nationals were found in a lorry container parked on an industrial estate in Grays, Essex, on October 23 last year.
Ten teenagers, including two 15-year-old boys, were among those found dead.
On April 8, Maurice Robinson (25) of Craigavon in Northern Ireland, pleaded guilty to 39 counts of manslaughter at the Old Bailey in London.
He previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and acquiring criminal property at the same court on November 25. He is due to be sentenced at a later date.
