A 36-year-old man, from Poland, has been charged with the murder of a man in Co Leitrim.
Bartosz Cylka, from Arderry, Corrawaleen, appeared before a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court tonight.
Latvian Janis Balodis, 41, was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive at a home in Arderry, between Ballinamore and Carrigallen, shortly after 9 o'clock on Thursday night.
In court tonight, Detective Sergeant Michael Kelly, from Carrick-on-Shannon Garda Station, gave evidence of arrest, charge, and caution of Mr Cylka.
Mr Cylka had no legal representation but was assisted by a Polish interpreter.
The state applied to remand Mr Cylka in custody.
Judge Eiteáin Cunningham said the accused could not make an application for bail in the district court, given the nature of the charges.
She remanded him in custody to appear again in Carrick-on-Shannon District Court on Tuesday.
