A man accused of murdering a father of two in Dublin five years ago was previously stopped by gardaí with the gunman because the car they were travelling in had no tax, a jury heard.

A Wicklow man on trial for the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old, father of two told Gardaí he was no murderer and couldn’t kill his worst enemy, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

The car alleged to belong to a Wicklow man, on trial for the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old father of two, was seen in the vicinity of the killing a short time later, the Central Criminal Court heard today.