Friend saw murder accused with blood on face, court hears

The friend of a Dublin man accused of murdering an Arklow 21-year-old, says he saw his friend running up the road - blood on his face, being chased by four men - after a fight which started in Arklow’s Rascals Disco, a court has heard.

Anthony O’Reilly, aged 22, with an address at Cleggan Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin, is charged with the murder of Daniel McDonald, aged 21, on Main Street, Arklow on February 2, 2007.