Kerry murder trial hears row arose between friends over driving to the pub

"The accused was 'shaken and upset' after the discovery of the deceased at the back door"

"A disagreement arose between the late Patrick O'Mahony and murder accused Thomas Carroll about how they would travel to the Anvil Bar near Castlemaine on the evening before his death, the Central Criminal Court has heard."

"Mr Carroll, a retired Army sergeant, who is charged with the murder of Mr Mahony, told gardaí on the morning that his friend's body was discovered, that the evening before Mr O'Mahony had wanted to drive to the pub but Mr Carroll felt he had too much to drink and he refused to go."

A disagreement arose between Patrick O'Mahony and Thomas Carroll about how they would travel to the Anvil Bar near Castlemaine the evening before O'Mahony's death. Carroll, a retired Army sergeant charged with the murder of Mr Mahony, told gardaí on the morning the friend's body was discovered that O'Mahony had wanted to drive to the pub. Carroll said he refused because he felt he had too much to drink. The accused was reported to be shaken and upset after the discovery of the deceased at the back door.

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