A 19-year-old Limerick man has been acquitted of the killing of another man in Limerick city in August 2001.

A murder trial jury was sent to a hotel overnight after failing to reach a verdict in the case of a Limerick man who denies murder in the city in August 2001.

A murder trial jury has retired to consider a verdict in a case of a Limerick man who denies murder in the city in August 2001.