A Limerick publican thought he saw a third man at the scene of a fatal stabbing outside his pub two years ago, a murder trial has heard.

A Limerick publican broke down in the witness box today as he told a murder trial how a "desperate looking" 19-year-old made feeble movements towards him before collapsing from stab wounds during a fight outside the publican's premises in the Southill area of the city two years ago.