The trial of a Belfast man at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin for the murder of a taxi driver in Belfast will hear closing speeches from the prosecution and defence tomorrow.

Colm Murphy, whose conviction for an offence connected with the Omagh bombing in 1998 was quashed by the Court of Criminal Appeal last week, remained in custody today after a technical hitch held up his expected release on bail.

A Vietnam war survivor who was kicked and punched in the head by two doormen during an assault in Dublin never regained consciousness and died from head injuries, a murder trial jury at the Central Criminal court heard today.