A Co Down man has been charged with multiple counts of manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people found in a container in the UK.
Essex police allege he delivered the trailer to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge before its onward journey to Britain.
Eamon Harrison, 23, from Mayobridge in Northern Ireland, appeared before Mr Justice Donald Binchy in the High Court in Dublin this morning.
It follows the endorsement of a European Arrest Warrant for Harrison yesterday.
The court heard that Harrison was arrested in the holdings cells of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin this morning.
Sergeant Jim Kirwan gave evidence of his arrest and told the court that there are 41 offences in the warrant for Mr Harrison.
Mo Robinson, 25, from Portadown has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, people trafficking and money laundering.
They include 39 manslaughter charges, conspiracy to commit a human trafficking and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.
