A Dublin man had to be restrained by gardaí after he was convicted by a jury of the murder of Ian McConnell, who was shot at close range in the back of the head at a Ballymun tower block in December 2005.

The jury in the trial of a Dublin man accused of murdering another man by shooting him in the head at close range has risen to consider its verdict at the Central Criminal Court.

A witness giving evidence in the trial of a Dublin man accused of shooting a man at close range in the back of the head has told a Central Criminal Court jury that he met the accused on the morning of the murder.

A Dublin man accused of murdering another man by shooting him in the back of the head looked like he had been out on drugs all night and was in the possession of a bag of cocaine and tablets before he was interviewed by gardaí, his older brother has told a jury at the Central Criminal.

A Detective Sergeant has denied under cross-examination that he put words into the mouth of a murder accused who admitted during an interview that he had organised the shooting of a man in Ballymun in Dublin.

A Dublin man accused of murdering another man by shooting him at close range in the back of the head denied carrying out the killing and told gardaí his sole purpose in the crime was to take away the gun.

A Dublin man accused of murdering another man by shooting him at close range in the back of the head told gardai there was a “mad feud” going on in Ballymun but denied he had carried out the killing.

A Dublin man accused of murdering another man by shooting him at close range in the back of the head appeared normal when in custody following his arrest, a Garda sergeant has told the Central Criminal Court.

A 21-year-old Dublin man has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the murder of a man who was shot in the back of the head just over a year ago.

A Dublin man who was given a suspended sentence last year for shooting two gardai and for possession of firearms and ammunition walked free from court again today when he was charged in connection with a road rage incident.