The two men jailed in connection with the death of Brian Murphy during a fight at a Dublin nightclub five years ago have been freed from prison after they completed their sentences.

Dermot Laide was due to be released from Loughan House Prison, Co Cavan, at dawn.

The only man convicted of the manslaughter of teenager Brian Murphy is prepared to go to the Supreme Court to prevent a retrial going ahead, a court heard today.

Two of the men convicted in connection with the death of teenager Brian Murphy are to learn the results of their appeal today.

A LAWYER for the man convicted of the manslaughter of a teenage student outside Anabel's nightclub nearly five years ago told the three-judge Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday they are baffled as to how the verdicts in the case were rendered.

LAWYERS for the only man jailed for the killing of student Brian Murphy outside Club Anabel at Dublin’s Burlington Hotel in August 2000 submitted yesterday that some of the statements of his co-accused were highly prejudicial to him and went well beyond the prosecution’s case against him.

The man sentenced to four years for the manslaughter of student Brian Murphy outside Dublin’s Club Anabel was unfairly put “in the spotlight” for the killing, a court heard today.

A man who claimed his two-year sentence for violent disorder, in a brawl in which a student died, was too severe today had his appeal dismissed.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved its judgement on an appeal brought by a Dublin man against a sentence arising out of an incident in which Dublin student Brian Murphy was kicked to death four years ago.

The three men convicted in connection with the death of teenager Brian Murphy outside Club Anabel in Dublin four years ago are all anxious to speed up their appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeal heard today.

TWO students jailed over a teenager’s death outside Annabels nightclub are set to be moved to a prison block housing some of the country’s most notorious criminals after budget cuts forced the closure of the segregation block they were being held in.

One of three men convicted in connection with the death of student Brian Murphy was today granted bail pending the outcome of his appeal.

Three publications have been found in contempt of court and fined for their coverage of the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial.

THE two men jailed for their part in the fracas that led to the death of Brian Murphy are expected to be put to work in the kitchen of the Midlands Prison.

On balance, Judge Michael White got it right.

The family of Brian Murphy, who died in a brawl outside a Dublin nightclub, have asked for time to absorb sentences handed down to three people in connection with his death today.

Three former pupils of one of Ireland’s most prestigious schools were jailed today after a teenager was beaten to death in a drunken brawl.

Three former pupils of one of Ireland’s most prestigious schools were being sentenced today, three-and-a-half years after a teenager was killed in a drunken brawl.

THE heartbroken family of Brian Murphy pleaded yesterday for the truth surrounding their son’s brutal death.

THE news that the Director of Public Prosecutions is unlikely to re-try Sean Mackey for the manslaughter of Brian Murphy will undoubtedly intensify the suffering of the family of the victim, who was kicked to death outside the Burlington Hotel in August 2000.

A seven-week trial did nothing to establish how Brian Murphy was killed in a savage and drunken attack, his father claimed today.

The parents of a teenager killed in a drunken brawl outside a nightclub spoke today of the devastating impact his death has had on their lives.

One of four former public schoolboys tried in connection the death of an 18-year-old student was cleared today of manslaughter.

Two more former Blackrock College students were tonight found guilty of violent disorder surrounding the killing of Brian Murphy outside the Burlington Hotel in August 2000.

One of the four former Blackrock College students facing charges in the death of a Dublin teenager outside a nightclub over three years ago has been found guilty of manslaughter and violent disorder.

The jury in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial has been sent to a hotel overnight after failing to reach a verdict on any charge on day-31 of the hearing.

The judge in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial will tomorrow continue his charge to the jury before they retire to consider their verdict.

The judge in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial has urged the jury to ignore the publicity that has surrounded the case when it retires to consider its verdict.

A defence barrister in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial has admitted his client delivered a “sneaky kick” to the deceased but submitted that what occurred there “was an assault”.

A defence barrister has told the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial that he fears a terrible injustice could be done in the case because of the "palpable atmosphere" that it has taken place in.

A prosecuting barrister in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial has urged the jury to leave all feeling of sympathy aside and to decide the outcome of the case on the evidence it heard in the witness box.

The manslaughter charge against one of four youths accused of killing an 18-year-old student was today thrown out by a judge in a Dublin court.

The trial of four youths charged with the manslaughter of student Brian Murphy outside the Burlington Hotel continued yesterday in legal argument in the absence of the jury.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial told gardaí that if he could turn the clock back and change everything he would, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial told gardaí that a co-accused was "giving it his all" as he delivered four or five hard punches to the deceased youth, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial lied in his garda statement because he didn't want to be blamed for the serious part of the fight that led to the death of the 18-year-old student, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

The trial of four youths charged with the manslaughter of student Brian Murphy outside the Burlington Hotel continued today in legal argument in the absence of the jury.

THE trial of four youths charged with the manslaughter of student Brian Murphy outside the Burlington Hotel continued today in legal argument in the absence of the jury.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial told gardaí he gave him "two good belts" on the night he was kicked to death outside the Burlington Hotel.

The principal of Blackrock College has told the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial that he met one of the accused and another former student the morning after the incident and they wrote down their versions of what happened.

Student Brian Murphy received a "flying kick" from a youth in a beige top who then told his friends "this is great craic", a witness has told the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The ambulance that took Brian Murphy to hospital after he had been violently beaten outside the Burlington Hotel was slow to take him away because they thought he was intoxicated with drink, a witness has told the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial told his girlfriend two weeks after the 18-year-old died outside the Burlington Hotel that he kicked him once in the chest when he was lying on the ground, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

One of the accused in the Brian Murphy manslaughter trial admitted kicking someone in the head during a fight and hearing his head "snap or crack", a taxi driver has told the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.