The jury in the trial of a County Mayo farmer accused of the manslaughter of a father-of-eleven over two years ago has been shown maps of where the killing took place.

The prosecution in the trial of a Co Mayo farmer who has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of a traveller more than two years ago, has claimed he hit the deceased like a badger, before shooting him as he tried to limp away.

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a Co Mayo farmer charged with the manslaughter of a Traveller two years ago.

IT was one of the most high-profile cases in recent legal history and its potential to expose tensions, between Traveller and settled communities, are set to be repeated.

THE Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed the manslaughter conviction of Co Mayo farmer Padraig Nally and ordered a retrial.