Accused admits to stabbing in murder trial

A man accused of murder after a fight at a phone box told the Central Criminal Court today that he stabbed the deceased saying, "I stabbed him in the side."

Mr Gerard Dunne (aged 29) of Rafters Avenue, Drimnagh, Dublin has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Liam Thompson (aged 20) of Woodlawn Park Grove, Firhouse, Tallaght on or about January 26, 1999 at Dolphin's Road, Dublin.