The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the extradition of Eric Eoin Marques to the US this week ended a five- and-a-half year battle by the Dubliner to be allowed to face justice at home.

Since Eric Eoin Marquez, who has Asperger’s, was arrested in Dublin four years ago, he has languished in jail, battling extradition to the US, where he faces a potential life sentence, writes Caroline O’Doherty