A 25-year-old man accused of the murder of Noel “Duck Egg” Kirwan in Dublin “is fully contesting the charge”, a court was told today.

A 26-year-old Dublin man will face trial at the three-judge, non-jury Special Criminal Court for the murder of Noel Kirwan, writes Alison O'Riordan.

A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Noel Kirwan in Dublin last year.

IRELAND’S Two Little Fighters, conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf, slept blissfully in the arms of their mother Angie yesterday in spite of being surrounded by up to 1,000 bikers who were preparing to undertake a charity race on their behalf.