A 36-year-old man accused of murdering an early morning gym-goer and the attempted murder of well-known coach Pete Taylor at Bray Boxing Club will go on trial on Wednesday at the Central Criminal Court.
Gerard Cervi, from the East Wall area of Dublin 3, pleaded not guilty on Monday to murdering Robert 'Bobby' Messett at Bray Boxing Club, Bray Harbour, Co Wicklow on June 5th, 2018.
He also pleaded not guilty to the attempted murders of Peter Taylor and Ian Britton on the same date and at the same location.
Mr Justice Paul McDermott told a jury panel that cases of this kind sometimes receive a degree of media coverage and he asked any potential jurors who are aware of news reports or broadcasts to let him know before agreeing to serve.
He also told them that social media is "not a source of information" and they are to try the case solely on what they hear in court without contamination from anything they may have seen or heard elsewhere.
He said the trial is likely to last six weeks and will commence on Wednesday.
Most of the witnesses will be from the Bray area, with as many as 300 potential witnesses who could be called, the judge said.
A jury of six men and six women was sworn to hear the trial.
