Hearing into Ian Bailey's proposed extradition to France opens at High Court

Former journalist Ian Bailey, who is wanted by French authorities investigating the murder of film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork, arriving at the High Court in Dublin for an extradition hearing.

A request to extradite Ian Bailey to France for a third time, where he is facing a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier, is an "abuse of process", his lawyers have told the High Court.

Ronan Munro SC, for Mr Bailey, today argued that his client has an "ironclad right" not to be surrendered to France and it had not been threatened in any way by subsequent developments in law.