The jury in the case of two brothers on trial for murdering a 49-year-old farmer in a dispute over a stray heifer, is expected to begin its deliberations when the trial resumes next Tuesday.

Lawyers for two brothers on trial for murdering a farmer, have told the jury that it is unreasonable that they should be asked by the prosecution to consider that a man “over a stray heifer turned into a killer or became involved in a plot to kill or cause serious harm”.

The main witness in the trial of two brothers accused of murdering a neighbouring farmer, has denied that the dead man called one brother “scum” and told the other there was “bad breeding” in him.

Ruby Walsh returns to race-riding tomorrow after recovering from a broken ankle.

DAVY Russell’s prospects of riding at the Galway Festival look bleak after the leading rider was involved in a nasty incident at Ballinrobe on Tuesday evening.