Ibrahim Halawa set for court appearance today as Enda Kenny makes plea for his release

The Dubliner's trail has been delayed 20 times already, with little hope of a resolve in sight.

Yesterday in the Dáil, Taoiseach Enda Kenny confirmed that he had written to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi calling for Ibrahim to be released.

t has been reported that the 21-year-old's health is deteriorating following a hunger strike in protest to his treatment in prison.

Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan hopes some developments can be made.

According to the Irish Examiner, she said: "Well I suppose we kind of had these conversations every few weeks when the trial hearings come up," she said.

"But I suppose given that Enda Kenny had made that direct plea to President el-Sisi to release Ibrahim on humanitarian grounds, we're hoping that maybe his lawyer will be able to make that case to the judge today in the courts."