It's emerged that it could be several days before Pat HIckey's case is heard by a court in Brazil.

Officials says there is a backlog of cases to be heard by courts in Rio de Janeiro, which were closed for the Olympic Games.

Separately three officials from the Olympic Council of Ireland are this evening meeting local police for questioning about alleged ticket touting. 

Dermot Henihan, Kevin Kilty and Stephen Martin agreed to go speak with police about the case.

News editor of TheJournal.ie, Sinead O'Carroll is in Rio and says Hickey's case could be several days away: