A jury in the trial of two Dublin men accused of murder have been sent away until Monday next and will then commence their deliberations at the Central Criminal Court.

A defence barrister in his closing speech to a jury in the trial of a Dublin murder has said the State’s main witness "is a bought man, a bought and paid for man".

A defence barrister in his closing speech to a jury in the trial of a Dublin murder has said other than the word of the State’s main witness, "there is not a shred of evidence on my client", the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard that when one of the accused was questioned by gardaí about the fatal shooting he allegedly said: "I’m fitted up, someone must have handed my name up. I can’t believe it."

The State’s main witness in a Dublin murder trial has denied he was giving information to a Garda in the drugs squad, the Central Criminal Court heard.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard a .38 calibre colt revolver recovered by gardaí contained no fingerprints, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard that when gardaí went to search one of the accused’s home, he was found to be holding a pump action shotgun.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard that the State’s main witness took a month to go to the gardaí because he claims one of the accused men has "friends in the guards".

A 20-year-old witness in a Dublin murder trial has said he was threatened not to open his mouth to anyone or he would be killed saying "I didn’t know what to do, I was afraid", the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The driver of a BMW car in which a 25-year-old man was shot in has denied accusations that he "deliberately drove him" to Cloverhill prison last year, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murder has heard that the deceased man was allegedly involved in an assault outside a Clondalkin pub and in the years since then three of the assailants have been shot, two fatally, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A 25-year-old Clondalkin man died after receiving two gunshot wounds to the chest, which caused haemorrhaging to the heart, lungs and spleen, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Dublin as he waited for his friend to deliver clothes to an inmate in Cloverhill prison, a court heard today.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murder has heard the deceased man was shot outside Clover Hill prison as he sat in a BMW car.

Two men were remanded in custody today charged with the gangland murder of a man shot outside a Dublin prison less than a month ago.

Gardaí in Dublin are advising motorists of a serious oil spillage on the North Road /Ashbourne Road (N2) between Broc Inn and Kilshane Cross and turning left into St Margarets.

A man has been killed following a road accident in Dublin early this morning.

Gardai have issued flood alerts for a number of areas in the east of the country and are advising motorists to allow extra time for journeys.