A Lithuanian man has been acquitted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of killing a compatriot by stabbing him after they spent the day drinking and playing chess.

A Lithuanian who was allegedly stabbed by a fellow countryman after they spent the day drinking and playing chess might have sustained the wound while "charging forward" , Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

The trial of a Lithuanian man for allegedly killing a fellow countryman after they spent the day drinking and playing chess has continued on day-four with legal argument in the absence of the jury.

The trial of a Lithuanian man for allegedly killing a fellow countryman after they spent the day drinking and playing chess has continued at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court with legal argument in the absence of the jury.

A man has been charged with manslaughter following a stabbing in north Dublin.