A Garda witness has told the jury in the murder trial of two brothers that one of the accused men told him the deceased had insulted his daughter, who has Down's Syndrome, prior to the alleged assault.

A Detective Garda has reiterated his evidence in the case of a two brothers accused of murdering a Co Offaly farmer, telling the Central Criminal Court he heard one of the accused say: "I hit him, you can arrest and charge me," when he arrived at the scene.

A witness in the trial of two brothers accused of murdering a 49-year-old farmer in Co Laois has denied that the deceased called one of the accused “scum” and told the other there was “bad and dirty breeding” in him.

The main witness in the trial of two brothers accused of murdering a Co Offaly farmer, has told the Central Criminal Court that he was “afraid” and “terrified” of the two accused.

The main witness in the trial of two brothers accused of murdering a Co Offaly farmer has told the Central Criminal Court today that they “turned on” the deceased after they “invited” him onto their land to get his heifer.