The jury in the trial of two young men charged with the manslaughter of a youth on Portobello Bridge almost two years ago has been sent to a hotel overnight after failing to reach a verdict.

The closing stages have been reached in the trial of two youths charged with the manslaughter of a teenager at Portobello Bridge in Dublin two years ago.

A Co Limerick youth told gardai that a tragic teenager stumbled and hit his head on the ground after he struck him on the side of the head, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A Co Limerick man fatally struck a teenager twice in the head after being urged to do so by his cousin who earlier threatened to kill the victim after a row outside a disco, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today.

Two teenagers, 18 and 19-years-old, have appeared in court in Dublin in connection with the death of another teenager, David Langan in August last year.