The Court of Criminal Appeal has overturned the conviction of a man for the murder of another man in Bray, Co Wicklow, five years ago.
Mr Richard O'Carroll (31) of Greenpark Road, Bray, and of Cois Sleibhe, Southern Cross Road, Bray, was found guilty by the Central Criminal Court in December 2002 of the murder of Keith Fortune (27) of Hazelwood Upper, Dargle Road, Bray.
Mr Fortune died after he was stabbed four times, allegedly by Mr O'Carroll, at the William Dargan Inn, Goldsmith Terrace, on Quinsboro Road, Bray on May 2nd, 1999.
The court ordered a retrial.