Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with the hijacking and theft of a minibus at Dublin Airport.
Stephen McDonagh, 25, and 26-year-old John McDonagh, both with an address at the Steeples, Navan, Co Meath, appeared before Cavan District Court this afternoon.
They have both been charged with the unauthorised taking of a vehicle on 8 January 2020 at Dublin Airport and in Co Monaghan.
The pair also face multiple charges for burglary and theft offences relating to previous incidents in counties Monaghan and Meath.
Detective Garda Karen Mullen of Carrickmacross Garda Station told the court that when the charges were read to Stephen McDonagh he made no reply.
No application for bail was made.
The accused was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison to appear back before Cavan District Court on 16 January.
Detective Garda Ciaran Marks of Carrickmacross Garda Station told the court that he arrested John McDonagh at 11.59pm on 8 January.
He said when charged, Mr McDonagh made no reply.
An application for bail was made, but gardaí objected given the seriousness of the charges.
Judge Denis McLoughlin refused bail and remanded the accused in custody to Cloverhill Prison.
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Three passengers were on board the hotel shuttle bus - a Colombian woman travelling to Germany and two children, returning from a scouting trip in the US - when the incident unfolded at around 1am yesterday morning.
Their flight had been delayed and they were being brought to an airport hotel when the incident unfolded.
They were unharmed in the incident.
The minibus was taken from Dublin Airport and driven north on the M1 where it rammed a garda car north of Dundalk.
It then crossed over the border into the north where it rammed a PSNI vehicle in Crossmaglen.
The minibus then crossed back into Monaghan where it crashed and the occupants fled on foot.
They stole a car and were pursued by gardaí for 30 minutes on the N2.
The car later rammed a garda armed support unit vehicle and two men were arrested.
