Man and woman deny Donegal cliffs murder

The trial is expected to last up to three weeks

Alan Vial (pictured) charged with the murder of Robert 'Robin' Wilkin in Donegal. File photo: NW Newspix

A man and woman accused of murdering a man whose body was allegedly thrown over the cliffs at Sliabh Liag in Co Donegal last year have gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.

A jury of five men and seven women was selected on Thursday afternoon to hear the trial of Alan Vial (aged 39) and Nikita Burns (aged 22), who are charged with the murder of Robert 'Robin' Wilkin on June 25, 2023, in Donegal.