The trial of five men charged with the murder of Limerick crime boss Mr Kieran Keane begins at the Central Criminal Court in Limerick today.
Mr Keane (36) was shot dead in an "execution-style" killing at Drombana on January 29th.
Those appearing in court today are Mr James McCarthy (24) and Mr David Stanners (31), both of Pineview Gardens, Moyross; Mr Christopher Costelloe (20), Moylish Avenue, Ballynanty; Mr Anthony McCarthy (21), The Fairgreen; and Mr Dessie Dundon (20), Hyde Road - all in Limerick.
They are charged with the murder of Mr Keane (36) and with the attempted murder of Mr Keane's nephew, Mr Owen Treacy.
The State will allege that Mr Keane and Mr Treacy were lured to a house in The Fairgreen area of Limerick on a pretext before they were hooded and driven to another house where they were detained and later transferred into a van.
It will also be alleged that one of the five accused shot Mr Keane and repeatedly stabbed Mr Treacy at Drombana.
Mr Treacy pretended he was dead and after his abductors had fled, he managed to raise the alarm, the court heard previously.