An man extradited from the United Arab Emirates has been charged with murder and other charges relating to directing the activities of a criminal organisation.
Sean McGovern, 39, appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin amid high security.
Appearing before judges Karen O’Connor, Elma Sheahan and Grainne Malone, he was charged with five offences.
He was charged with the murder of Noel Kirwan, who was shot in Dublin in December 2016 as part of the feud between the Hutch and Kinahan criminal gangs, despite having no connections to criminality.
He was also charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation in relation to Noel Kirwan’s murder, and a separate…