Limerick murder trial collapse case 'could be dropped'

The case against three people charged in connection with the collapse of a murder trial two years ago could be dropped if the Book of Evidence is not ready in two weeks, a court has heard.

The trial of Limerick man Liam Keane collapsed at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin in 2003 after a number of key witnesses denied making statements identifying Mr Keane as the killer of 19-year-old Eric Leamy in August 2001.