Jury Sworn In For Trial Of Two Kildare Men Accused Of Murder Of Dylan McCarthy In Monasterevin

Wednesday, 15 January 2025 10:12

By Martin Osborne

Sean Kavanagh and Calvin Dunne via the Sunday World

Sean Kavanagh (26) of St Mary’s Lane, Monasterevin and Calvin Dunne (24) of Abbey View, Monasterevin, pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the murder.

A jury has been sworn in to hear the trial of two Kildare men accused of murdering Dylan McCarthy two and a half years ago.

Dylan McCarthy (29) from Limerick, died on August 22, 2022, at Tallaght University Hospital after sustaining severe injuries during an altercation outside a pub on Dublin Road, Monasterevin, the night before.

A postmortem showed the cause of death of the deceased was a brain haemorrhage due to head and neck trauma.

Dylan McCarthy

Sean Kavanagh (26) of St Mary’s Lane, Monasterevin and Calvin Dunne (24) of Abbey View, Monasterevin, pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the murder.

The trial is expected to involve 97 witnesses and will last just over two weeks.

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