A man already serving life imprisonment for the murder of his best friend in Co Kildare last year has been sentenced to 12 years at the Central Criminal Court for firearmsoffences.

The jury is due to begin its deliberations in the trial of a man accused of murdering his best friend in Co Kildare last year.

A man accused of shooting his best friend in Co Kildare last year told gardaí the deceased threatened to rape his grandmother.