The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a Dublin man accused of the murder of a man at his home more than two years ago.

Keith O’Neill (39) from Lissadell Drive, Drimnagh in Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to murdering John Wilson (35) on September 28th, 2012 at his home on Cloverhill Road, Ballyfermot Dublin 10.

It is the prosecution’s case that Mr O’Neill participated in the death of Mr Wilson.

Mr Justice Tony Hunt asked the jury of five women and seven men for a unanimous verdict today at the Central Criminal Court.

The jury were excused for the day after ….read more

Lawyers for the State have told a murder trial jury it is “inescapable” that the accused participated in the death of a man in Dublin more than two years ago.

Keith O’Neill (39) from Lissadell Drive, Drimnagh in Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to murdering John Wilson (35) on September 28th, 2012 at his home on Cloverhill Road, Ballyfermot Dublin 10.

In his closing speech, prosecution counsel, Mr Conor Devally SC, described the shooting as a “brutal event”.

“This is a case of murder – Mr John Wilson was murdered. If somebody points a gun at somebody and discharges bullets into him and ….read more

The jury in a murder trial has heard that the accused told gardai “you have the wrong man” when he was being questioned about the shooting of a Dublin man in 2012.

Keith O’Neill (39) from Lissadell Drive, Drimnagh in Dublin has pleaded not guilty to murdering John Wilson (35) on September 28th, 2012 at his home on Cloverhill Road, Ballyfermot Dublin 10.

Conor Devally SC, prosecuting, told the jury today that it is agreed that Mr O’Neill actively denied the killing in interviews with gardai following the shooting.

Mr Devally added that Mr O’Neill’s response at the time was: “You have the ….read more

A man accused of murder was seen on CCTV entering a shopping centre and leaving in a change of clothing on the day a man was shot dead, a jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Keith O’Neill (39) from Lissadell Drive, Drimnagh in Dublin has pleaded not guilty to murdering John Wilson (35) on September 28th, 2012 at his home on Cloverhill Road, Ballyfermot Dublin 10.

Garda Alan O’Mahony told Conor Devally SC, prosecuting, today that the accused man was present on CCTV footage entering Liffey Valley shopping centre and leaving in a change of clothing.

On Friday Mr Anthony Sammon ….read more

A murder trial has heard that a pair of jeans recovered from a bag that gardai saw the accused man place in a skip the day a man was shot dead were found to have firearm residue on them.

Keith O’Neill (39) from Lissadell Drive, Drimnagh in Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to murdering John Wilson (35) on September 28th, 2012 at his home on Cloverhill Road, Ballyfermot Dublin 10.

On Friday Detective Ronan Doolan confirmed with Conor Devally SC, prosecuting, that he saw the accused place two JD Sports bags into a skip on September 28th.

Sergeant Paul Curtis ….read more

A garda has told a murder trial how he saw the body of the deceased covered by a blanket on the same day he was shot dead at his home.

Keith O’Neill (39) from Lissadell Drive, Drimnagh in Dublin has pleaded not guilty to murdering John Wilson (35) on September 28th, 2012 at his home on Cloverhill Road, Ballyfermot Dublin 10.

Detective Garda Dennis Sweetman told Mr Conor Devally SC, prosecuting, that both the accused man and the deceased were present on CCTV footage recorded hours before the shooting.

Detective Sweetman told Mr Devally that the footage showed John Wilson entering a shop ….read more