Jury discharged in trial of publican and two others

The trial of a publican and two other men accused of demanding another pub close within 24 hours has collapsed on its fourth day.

Fifty-five-year-old John Stokes who owns the Players Lounge in Fairview, 21-year-old Daryl Mulcahy of Matt Talbot Court and 30-year-old Derek Nolan from north Dublin denied the charge at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.