Judgement has been reserved in contempt of court proceedings being taken against three newspapers over their reporting of the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial.

The judge in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial will tomorrow continue his charge to the jury before they retire to consider their verdict.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial told gardaí that a co-accused was "giving it his all" as he delivered four or five hard punches to the deceased youth, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial lied in his garda statement because he didn't want to be blamed for the serious part of the fight that led to the death of the 18-year-old student, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial told gardaí he gave him "two good belts" on the night he was kicked to death outside the Burlington Hotel.

The principal of Blackrock College has told the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial that he met one of the accused and another former student the morning after the incident and they wrote down their versions of what happened.

KICKHAM warmed up for a possible tilt at the Galway Hurdle when justifying odds of 2-7 in the Niall Brosnan and Co Solicitors’ Novice Hurdle at Killarney yesterday.