The trial opened today of a 24-year-old man accused of murdering his sister’s partner over a year ago in Co Mayo.

A jury in the trial of a 23 year-old man accused of murder has heard that a senior investigating garda was "stretching" when he told a central witness during questioning that he could be placed at the scene of the alleged murder.

The jury at the trial of a Dublin man accused of murder has been listening to closing speeches from the prosecution and the defence in the Central Criminal Court today.

The trial of a Dublin man charged with murder in the capital eight years ago opened in the Central Criminal Court today.