A 45-year-old man has appeared in court accused of causing a hit-and-run crash in west Dublin in which a husband and wife were killed.
John Halpin, of Whitestown Avenue in Dublin, appeared at the city’s District Court on Monday following the incident on Boxing Day and was remanded into custody.
The victims, named locally as Anthony Hogg, 40, and his wife, Georgina Hogg Moore, 39, were fatally injured in the collision on Blanchardstown Road North at about 5.45pm on Thursday.
Mrs Hogg Moore was pronounced dead at the scene and Mr Hogg died later in hospital.
Halpin was arrested on Thursday evening.
The victims were fatally injured in the collision on Blanchardstown Road North at about 5.45pm on Thursday (Niall Carson/PA)
Appearing in court on Monday wearing a black hoodie, he was charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death and two counts of hit and run, including failing to offer assistance at the scene.
Supporters of Mr Hogg and Mrs Hogg Moore watched proceedings from the public gallery.
Garda Alan Murphy told the court Halpin made no reply when charged.
Solicitor Damien Coffey told the court that no application for bail was being made that day.
An application for legal aid was granted.
Judge Michele Finan said Halpin was to appear again at Cloverhill District Court in the city on Friday.
Meanwhile, a second individual, a woman, was arrested and has since been released without charge.
A vigil was held on Friday at the spot where the couple died, when a group of more than 50 people, some holding balloons, gathered at the site.
Floral tributes have also been left at the scene.