Firearms residue found on the tracksuit bottoms of one of the men accused of murdering a Limerick businessman supports the suggestion that he was at the shooting, his trial has heard.

A garda has told the Roy Collins murder trial that he pointed a gun at one of the accused men when he found him hiding under insulation in an attic after the murder.

The father of murder victim Roy Collins has told the Special Criminal Court that Wayne Dundon made intimidating gestures towards him during a previous criminal trial.

A man charged with the murder of Limerick businessman Roy Collins ran away from a Garda patrol car minutes after the murder, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

A man serving life for murder told the Special Criminal Court that he has received "a world of misery" for making a statement against his cousin, who is charged with the murder a Limerick businessman.

The cross-examination of a convicted Limerick criminal who said he was offered €20,000 to take part in the killing of publican Steve Collins finished yesterday at the trial of two men charged with the murder of businessman Roy Collins.

A convicted Limerick criminal who is giving evidence at the trial of two men charged with the murder of businessman Roy Collins was described as a "crooked, snaky c**t" by his sister’s partner, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

A convicted Limerick criminal who is giving evidence at the trial of two men charged with the murder of businessman Roy Collins was described as a “crooked snaky c**t” by his sister’s partner, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

The first Steve Collins knew about his son being shot was when one of his barmen told him there was "a fellow bleeding next door", a court has heard.

Two Limerick men have gone on trial charged with murdering businessman Roy Collins in the city five years ago.

The trial of two Limerick men charged with murdering businessman Roy Collins has been adjourned until tomorrow for the completion of ‘long and complicated’ disclosure to the defence.

The Special Criminal Court has ordered the disclosure of any recordings made between gardaí and civilian witnesses during the investigation into two Limerick men charged with murdering businessman Roy Collins.

Two men due to stand trial on a charge of murdering businessman Roy Collins five years ago are seeking recordings of communications between garda stations and prisons, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

Wayne Dundon has failed in an application to adjourn his forthcoming Special Criminal Court trial on a charge of murdering Limerick businessman Roy Collins five years ago.

Lawyers for Wayne Dundon have asked the Special Criminal Court to adjourn his forthcoming trial on a charge of murdering local businessman Roy Collins five years ago.