Murder victim 'allegedly involved in previous assault'

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murder has heard that the deceased man was allegedly involved in an assault outside a Clondalkin pub and in the years since then three of the assailants have been shot, two fatally, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Defence barrister, Mr John Phelan SC told the jury that two of the assailants in this assault including Mr O’Reilly have since been shot dead, a third was shot and wounded and a fourth was driven off the road by another vehicle.