Pair charged in connection with Limerick man’s death

Two men appeared in court in Limerick charged in connection with the death of a 31-year-old man on Thursday night.

Gerard Hogan, aged 32, of Raheen Square, Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick, and Dylan Hayes, aged 20, who has an address at The Crescent, Kilteragh, Dooradoyle, Limerick, are each accused of assaulting Shane Murphy, 31, at a house in The Grove Pallasgreen, Co Limerick, on April 30 last.

Both men are also charged with producing a knife while committing the alleged assault.