Witness was standing beside murder victim, court told

The key witness in the trial of a 38-year-old accused of murdering a man in 2003 has told the court today that he was standing beside him when he was shot dead in a remote gateway.

Darren Byrne has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to murdering Paul Ryan (aged 27) at Coolderry, Birr, Co Offaly on April 12, 2003.