The jury in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial has been sent to a hotel overnight after failing to reach a verdict on any charge on day-31 of the hearing.

The judge in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial has urged the jury to ignore the publicity that has surrounded the case when it retires to consider its verdict.

A defence barrister has told the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial that he fears a terrible injustice could be done in the case because of the "palpable atmosphere" that it has taken place in.

The manslaughter charge against one of four youths accused of killing an 18-year-old student was today thrown out by a judge in a Dublin court.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial told gardaí that if he could turn the clock back and change everything he would, the 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.

Student Brian Murphy received a "flying kick" from a youth in a beige top who then told his friends "this is great craic", a witness has told the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

An order has been made by the judge in the Brian Murphy manslaughter case relating to media coverage of the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A student who died after a fight outside a nightclub was seen goading and hitting one of four youths accused of killing him, a court heard today.

A friend of Brian Murphy has told the trial of four youths charged with killing him outside the Burlington Hotel that he punched one of the accused a number of times because he believed he was part of a gang attacking him.

A girl who saw student Brian Murphy lying unconscious after he was violently assaulted outside the Burlington Hotel has told a jury that just afterwards she saw two youths holding one of the four accused who are charged with killing him.

A best friend of Brian Murphy, who was kicked to death in a fight outside the Burlington Hotel, has told a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury that the deceased was in a fight with a former Blackrock College pupil before he was knocked unconscious.

An 18-year-old student died from brain damage after he was viciously kicked in the head by a gang of at least four youths outside a well-known Dublin hotel, a court has heard.

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