Former Workers Party president Seán Garland, whose extradition is being sought by the United States on counterfeit charges, has been remanded in custody by the High Court for a further week.
Mr Justice Michael Peart remanded Mr Garland (74) in custody to Cloverhill Prison to appear before the court next Wednesday. An application for bail may be made before then.
US authorities claim Mr Garland, with an address at Beldonstown, Brownstown, Navan Co Meath, conspired with others as part of a counterfeiting operation involving almost perfect copies of US dollars, outside the United States.
It is also alleged the counterfeiting involved the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (North Korea.)
Colm MacGeehan, solicitor for Mr Garland, said his client suffers from a serious medical problem and it was hoped an application for bail could be made by the weekend.
The judge said notice of any bail application would have to be given to the State at least two days in advance.
Mr Garland was arrested in Dublin last Friday on foot on a warrant seeking his extradition.
He was elected president of the Workers' Party in 2006 and retired from the presidency in May last year. He remains a member of the party's central executive committee and its national treasurer.