Daniel Cahill would eventually tell Aaron Brady's trial that Brady confessed to him on at least three occasions that he had shot a garda.

A criminal on trial accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice was "trying to secure justice" in his attempts to persuade a witness not to give evidence at garda killer Aaron Brady's murder trial, a barrister has told the Special Criminal Court

A Mountjoy prison officer found a sock which contained a black Sony smartphone inside a cavity wall, the court was told

Dean Byrne may make a number of admissions to the Special Criminal Court on Wednesday that will shorten his trial

The Special Criminal Court heard a witness said he feared he would be killed if he testified in court during Aaron Brady's trial for the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe

Dean Byrne was a criminal sharing a landing with Brady at the time

Brady accepted that he was responsible for recording footage of an interview between gardaí and Ronan Flynn

Brady's trial, in which he is accused of perverting the course of justice, was due to begin on Monday

Mr Justice Tony Hunt said Mr Brady had published a "tendentious and offensive" online video accusing a garda of committing perjury and contempt of court

The Court of Appeal is hearing an appeal by counsel Aaron Brady over his conviction for the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe

Aaron Brady's counsel raised concerns over the manner in which a key witness gave evidence from New York during the initial trial due to the outbreak of Covid-19

Brady, who was jailed in 2020 for a minimum of 40 years for the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, is bidding to overturn his conviction in a six-day hearing before the Court of Appeal.

Brady's counsel claimed it was not normal for jurors to come and work in a courtroom of 31 people when there was a "deadly disease out there"