The jury in the trial of six remaining defendants charged in connection with a fracas preceding the death of Swedish man Lars Forsmark in a Wexford pub in 2003 has heard the final submissions from defence lawyers.
Three defendants have already walked free from Wexford Circuit Criminal Court after Judge Patrick McCartan directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty of the charges they faced.
Raymond Kelly, Brandon Park; Owen Lennon, Barrack Lane; Sinéad Kane, Bosheen; Anthony O'Leary, Bosheen estate; and brothers Ian and Stephen Bolger, Nunnery Lane, all from New Ross, have pleaded not guilty to engaging in violent disorder.
Judge McCartan spent yesterday afternoon, the 16th day of the trial, outlining facts of law to the jury, emphasising that satisfaction of guilt beyond any reasonable doubt must be ascertained before a verdict.
The jury heard summaries of events leading up to the fracas in Wickham's Pub, Mary Street, New Ross, and of the role played by the various defendants in the row.
Following the row Mr Forsmark was found lying unconscious on the floor of the pub. He died two days later in Wexford General Hospital.
Sara Moorehead, for Ms Kane, said her client was "never mentioned by a series of witnesses" who gave evidence during the trial, and that Ms Kane had consistently denied hitting anyone with a pool cue, as had been alleged by one witness. She added that none of her co-accused named her as being involved.
Senior counsel John Peart, for Ian Bolger, described as "ridiculous" some of the evidence given throughout the trial and said some had contradicted themselves.
His client had told gardaí during one interview that he "was the only one with the common sense to stand back".
Senior counsel Paul Walshe, for Stephen Bolger, said his client had played a very small part in the evening's events.
He said Mr Bolger's involvement amounted to giving one person - who was assaulting his friend - two punches and that, in his opinion, did not amount to violent disorder.
Mary Laverty, for Mr O'Leary, said her client was "not exactly Rambo". His involvement in the row - whereby he came to the aid of a friend who had been hit with a pool cue - was justified.