The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the extradition within 15 days of an American man to the US to face charges relating to the death of three students in a traffic accident.
Frederick David Russell (26), who was arrested in Dublin last November, has claimed he received death threats in the US after the crash on June 4th, 2001.
Mr Russell's appeal against a High Court order for his extradition was rejected by the Supreme Court. He was ordered back to prison to await an order for his extradition by the Minister for Justice.
The court disagreed with the argument that the alleged threats to Mr Russell's life constituted grounds on which his extraditon might be refused.
Mr Russell is alleged to have absconded after he was charged in Washington State on three counts each of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. He also faces charges arising out of the alleged cashing of a cheque on his father's account.
At the time of his arrest in Dublin, Mr Russell had been living under the alias David Carroll with his girlfriend in Celbridge.
He was working as a security guard at a women's clothing store in the city centre.