Murder trial jury sent to hotel overnight

The jury in the trial of a man accused of stabbing the deceased after a fight at a phone box will resume their deliberations tomorrow at the Central Criminal Court after being sent to a hotel tonight.

After deliberating for just over two-and-a-half hours, the jury of nine men and three women were unable to reach a verdict in the trial of Mr Gerard or Gerald Dunne (aged 29) of Rafters Avenue, Drimnagh, Dublin.