At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday morning, defence counsel, Michael Bowman SC, said there is a “psychiatric dimension” to the case.

Father Gerry Campbell described a ‘sorrow too heavy for words’ being felt by the community who knew them.

At his trial in the Central Criminal Court last month, David Dunne, with a last address in Summerhill, Dublin 1, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr O’Connor (34) on the July 29th, 2022 at Mountjoy Prison, North Circular Road, Dublin 7

David Dunne had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Robert O’Connor on the 29th of July 2022 at Mountjoy Prison