A jury has cleared two Gardaí accused of beating a man during an arrest at Blanchardstown in Dublin.

A young Dublin man who claims he was beaten by two Gardai has told a court the whole ordeal was "like a nightmare".

A number of black males, claiming to be friends of a 15-year-old Nigerian boy who was stabbed on Good Friday two years ago, were in a “highly agitated and aggressive state” when gardai arrived at the scene, a Central Court jury has heard.