Former sports industry figure remanded in custody on 79 sexual abuse charges

State solicitor Rory Staines told Judge Finan that the Director of Public Prosecutions has directed that he face 'trial on indictment in the Central Criminal Court'. File photo

A former sports industry figure extradited from the United States to face multiple allegations of sexually abusing girls in Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s was remanded in custody on Tuesday.

The 77-year-old man, who cannot be named due to the nature of the charges, is facing 79 allegations of offences relating to the alleged abuse of four girls.