One of the four men charged in connection with the death of student Brian Murphy has been found guilty of manslaughter.
Dermot Laide: guilty of manslaughter and violent disorder
Dermot Laide (22), from Rossvale, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, was found guilty by a majority verdict of manslaughter. He was also found guilty of violent disorder.
Mr Andrew Frame (22), from Nutley Lane, Donnybrook, was acquitted of violent disorder. A charge of manslaughter against him was dropped last week after Judge Michael White said there was insufficient evidence against him.
The jury of eight men and four women have now gone to a hotel for a second night to consider their verdicts on two other men, Mr Sean Mackey (23), from South Park, Foxrock and Mr Desmond Ryan (23), from Cunningham Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin.
They are both charged with manslaughter and violent disorder.
The four former Blackrock College students all pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 18-year-old Mr Murphy at Anabel nightclub in the Burlington Hotel, Donnybrook, on August 31st, 2000.
They also denied committing violent disorder by using or threatening to use unlawful violence on the same date.
Mr Andrew Frame (22), from Nutley Lane, Donnybrook, was acquitted of violent disorder
The jury failed this afternoon to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the seven separate charges following eight hours of deliberations. Judge White then told the jury he would accept a majority verdict of 10 to two on any of the charges.
Yesterday, Judge White told the jury he would only accept a unanimous verdict on all seven charges.
The judge spent two-and-a-half days charging the jury after it heard evidence from over 100 witnesses in the course of the 31-day trial.