A south inner city man who falsely alleged he was buggered by a priest giving him prayer tuition for his First Holy Communion has been remanded in custody for sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The jury in the trial of the man charged with falsely claiming a priest buggered him almost 30 years ago when allegedly tutoring him for his First Holy Communion has been sent to a hotel overnight.

The closing stages have been reached in the trial of a man for falsely claiming a priest buggered him when allegedly helping with prayers for his First Holy Communion almost 30 years ago.