A murder accused who admitted to beating a man with a hurley regretted not robbing money from the man as he lay dying, a witness alleged at the Central Criminal court today.

A man accused of murder today reacted angrily to the charge being laid against him.

There were emotional scenes at Cork District Court today as the family of a man whose body was found at Blackrock Castle shouted "murderer" as an accused man arrived in court.

A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Derek O'Connell in Cork city last weekend.