Three men plead not guilty over Limerick murder

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Seán Flanagan and Paul Colbert are on trial for murder at the Central Criminal Court, while Ian Flanagan faces assisting-an-offender charges.

They have pleaded not guilty, and the proceedings were reported on 15 November 2013.

Schoolgirls told the trial they overheard an account alleging that a man was stabbed and struck with a hatchet.

Ian Flanagan is accused of removing a CCTV recording device, knowing it might form evidence in a prosecution.

The trial continued before Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan and a jury.