Romanian charged with murder of Cork man Frankie Dunne

Frankie Dunne’s dismembered remains were found in the back garden of derelict Castlegreina House on Boreenmanna Road on December 28, 2019

Ionut Cosmin Nichoclescu from Romania pictured at Cork District Court charged with the murder of 64-year-old Frankie Dunne in Cork in December 2019. Picture: Cork Courts Limited

A Romanian man has been remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of Francis Dunne, whose dismembered body was found in the garden of a derelict house in Cork city almost two years ago.

Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 29, with an address at Branista Commune, Damorita County, Romania, was arrested at Dublin Airport by gardaí from Anglesea St in Cork on foot of a European arrest warrant yesterday.