The trial in Egypt of Irishman Ibrahim Halawa has been postponed for the ninth time.
The 19-year-old has been held in an Egyptian prison for 779 days, since he was arrested at a protest in a Cairo mosque in August 2013.
His trial has been repeatedly postponed - today was the ninth trial date the Dublin teen had been given.
The next trial date has been set for 15th December according to MEP Lynn Boylan, who has previously visited Mr Halawa in jail.
The 'Free Ibrahim Halawa' group reports that the mass trial was postponed because two defendants failed to attend the hearing.
In a statement, Lynn Boylan said, “no doubt we will have the government issuing the usual statement with little of comfort to Ibrahim and his family. It is simply not good enough.
“I have said it before, the government must act now. Enda Kenny must lift the phone to his Egyptian counterpart. The time for fudging on this issue is long gone. It is time for some real action and less of the soundbites.
“Ibrahim is a Dublin lad born and bred. Time for the government to acknowledge that now, rather than treating him like some sort of part-time Irishman," she adds.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan said his department would continue to provide all possible consular assistance to Mr Halaw.
"In my continuing contacts with my Egyptian counterpart Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, I have always acknowledged the importance of due process in this case but I have also highlighted the Government’s concern regarding the length of time Mr. Halawa, an Irish citizen, has spent in detention," he said in a statement.
"The Egyptian Government is in no doubt as to the Irish Government’s strong interest in Mr Halawa’s welfare and our hope that his case can be resolved as soon as possible."
Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland, Colm O'Gorman, says even if Ibrahim's trial went ahead today, he does not think it would be a fair one:
Ibriham, who Amnesty has named an International Prisoner of Conscience, is from Firhouse in Dublin. The organisation has warned Mr Halawa may face the death penalty.
He and his sisters were forced to seek sanctuary in the Al Fateh mosque in Cairo after violent clashes between supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi and the security forces.
They were subsequently jailed in Tora prison, before the sisters were released and returned to Ireland.
Ibrahim's father, Sheikh Hussein Halawa, is the imam of Ireland's largest mosque.
