The niece of a man shot in the back at a family funeral has said she was "in fear of her life" when gunmen opened fire outside a Sligo cemetery, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The uncle of a man shot in the back at a family funeral has denied suggestions that he "grew" one of the accused into a gunman who opened fire at Sligo graveyard, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The uncle of a man shot in the back at a family funeral has denied suggestions that he was "looking for a fight" outside a Sligo cemetery, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The uncle of a man shot in the back at a family funeral has denied suggestions that he was "looking for a fight" outside a Sligo cemetery, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The uncle of a man shot in the back at a family funeral has denied suggestions that he was not at the cemetery when gun shots broke out.

A witness has told a jury that gardaí allowed him "drive into an ambush" of an assembled crowd of up to150 people.

A murder trial of five men accused of killing a man at family funeral has heard that a feud allegedly existed between two Traveller families after a bare knuckle fight in London 15 years ago.

The nephew of a man murdered at a funeral in Sligo has told a jury that the 150-strong crowd that allegedly surrounded him and his father outside a cemetery was "well-organised. Every man in the crowd knew exactly what to do."

The nephew of a man murdered at a funeral in Sligo has told a jury that his accused cousin allegedly shouted to the assembled crowd: "Shoot them, kill them, shoot them".

The trial of a Traveller shot at the funeral of his uncle has heard that a gunman attempted to kill another member of the Ward family on the same day.

A Traveller who was murdered at his uncle’s funeral was "shot in the back of his chest" as he tried to run away, a trial heard today at the Central Criminal Court.