Murder victim and co-accused had 'got on like house on fire'

A murder trial jury at the Central Criminal Court today heard that one of the three co-accused was "getting on like a house on fire" with the 19 year-old victim at a friend’s party in the hours before the killing.

Mr Mark Pierce, of Cypress Drive, Templeogue was giving evidence at the seventh day of the trial of Mr Brian Willoughby and two other teenagers who cannot be named for legal reasons.