Mirjana Pap had been missing since last Saturday, the 28th.

Gardaí launched an inquiry after the woman’s body was discovered on land at Curraghaleen, near Athlone, on Monday.

Justin McCormack, originally from Boyle, Co Roscommon, was described by his defence counsel as an “ordinary, hard-working man” who had worked full-time for 20 years as a cabinet maker.

At around 1.20pm, gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a collision involving a car and a jeep on the N4 at Ardcarne.

The EU Just Transition Area includes municipal districts in the counties Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Roscommon and the Municipal Districts of Ballinasloe (Co Galway), Athy, Clane-Maynooth, (Co Kildare) and Carrick-on-Suir and Thurles (Co Tipperary).

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to come forward