Garda 'shot himself accidentally', murder accused told detectives

 Stephen Silver said of Garda Colm Horkan's death: 'Now he's dead and I'm alive and you're making a huge fucking deal about it.'

 Stephen Silver, who is on trial for capital murder, told detectives that Garda Colm Horkan “shot himself accidentally” because he was “an idiot with a firearm”, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The accused, whose state of mind at the time of the shooting is the main issue in the trial, also told gardaí: "Prick. Now he's dead and I'm alive and you're making a huge fucking deal about it."