Noel Kirwan (62) was shot dead as he sat in his car outside his home in Clondalkin in December 2016

Bernadette Roe also revealed that she was in the car beside her partner Noel Kirwan when he was shot dead outside their home.

Michael Crotty (41) pleaded guilty to a new charge on Tuesday, having previously plead not guilty to facilitating the murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan in 2016

Noel Kirwan, an innocent man who had no involvement in criminality, was shot dead because members of the Kinahan organisation mistakenly thought that he was connected to the Hutch organisation.

Michael Crotty is charged with facilitating Mr Kirwan's murder in 2016

Mr Kirwan was shot six times as he sat in his car in Clondalkin in December 2016

At a sitting of the Special Criminal Court on Friday Declan Brady, who is in custody for other offences, pleaded guilty to the single charge against him