One of two men accused of murdering a Vietnamese man and assaulting a Chinese man, gave a “Kung Foo kick” to the Chinese man during an assault in Temple Bar two years ago, a jury at the Central Criminal court heard today.

A former Chinese "anti-violence" policeman denied today he was provoked into picking a fight with two men who shouted racist abuse at him and his Vietnamese friend as they left a nightclub in Dublin city centre two years ago.

A Vietnam war survivor who was kicked and punched in the head by two doormen during an assault in Dublin never regained consciousness and died from head injuries, a murder trial jury at the Central Criminal court heard today.