A jury in the trial of a Waterford man charged with murdering Martin Brophy has heard a Facebook message from what was believed to be the accused said: “I beat him to death [with)] a cinder block around 10 times off the head and gave him the American History X job”.

A witness has told a Waterford murder trial that the accused stamped on his alleged victim’s head, saying: “This is out of American History X.”

The trial of a 20-year-old Waterford man charged with murdering a 22-year-old in the city has heard that the deceased died of blunt force trauma to the head, which could have been due to kicking, stamping or stomping.

The trial has opened of a man charged with the murder of Martin Brophy, who died from severe head injuries, including kicks to the head and blows from part of a concrete block, in Waterford nearly three years ago.

A conviction has only been secured in less than a quarter of the more than 300 cases of witness and juror intimidation in which proceedings were initiated over the last 10 years.

A MAN who had his home confiscated by the CAB and who was shot and wounded in a Limerick gang attack was jailed for eight years for intimidating a witness with the intention of perverting and interfering with the course of course of justice.

A FORMER associate of a well-known Limerick family, along with his wife and children, are living under 24/7 Garda protection, a Circuit Court heard yesterday.

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.

A 20-year-old Limerick man died after being struck with significant force by an accused wielding a metal object, a murder trial jury heard today.

PARENTS outraged by the Western Health Board’s (WHB) plan to end a homebirth scheme are demanding its retention and expansion.

A 38-year-old man appeared before a special sitting of Limerick District Court on Saturday charged with murder.

A 17-year-old man has been charged with assault causing serious harm in connection with an attack in Limerick city on Tuesday.