A convicted British sex offender has been arrested by gardaí before he could board a flight to Hungary.
Julian Myerscough from Bolton was convicted at Ipswich Crown Court of making and possessing indecent images of children in 2010, and received a 15 month sentence.
On Wednesday, he appeared at the same court on similar charges but absconded before he could be convicted.
He was identified as travelling on a ferry from Holyhead to Dublin at lunchtime yesterday.
Gardaí from the National Protective Service Bureau mounted an operation with Store Street gardaí and the Garda Extradition Section.
They also liaised closely with Suffolk Police and the National Crime Agency (NCA).
A European extradition warrant was obtained and he was arrested at a city centre hotel this morning.
Gardaí established he had booked a flight to Budapest, Hungary for later today.
He was brought before the High Court, where he was remanded in custody until October 20th.
