His trial, which is expected to take up to three weeks, is due to get underway on the thirteenth of November.

Yousef Palani is charged with the murder of Roscommon man Aidan Moffit, Galway man Michael Snee and the attempted murder of another man in April of this year.

According to Gardaí the case file is so large, that a number of them have cancelled summer leave to complete the work.

Yousef Palani appeared before Sligo District Court this morning