The 50-year-old, who had no identity documents, was brought to Dublin District Court under the name Unknown Unknown with a specific date of birth.

Nathan Gallagher, from Burtonport, Co Donegal, was on a boat in close proximity to the beach when the drama unfolded.

Retired journalist Susan Burt (75) said she felt she was not going to survive during 'a harrowing and awful experience' on Irish Ferries

Police are treating the incident as a sectarian motivated hate crime.