The trial has opened of a Dublin man accused of a murder more than seven years ago.
28-year-old Brian Rattigan of Cooley Road, Drimnagh in Dublin has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Declan Gavin at Crumlin Road in August 2001.
The trial is expected to last at least a month.
A senior barrister for the State told the jury that Declan Gavin was attacked just after 3am on the morning of 25 August 2001 outside the Abrakebabra fast food outlet at Crumlin Shopping Centre.
The State alleges that the victim was attacked by a masked man with a knife who got out of a Nissan Micra car.
The court heard that Mr Gavin suffered two stab wounds, one of them fatal.
Prosecution counsel alleges that Declan Gavin was the victim of a targeted attack.
Mr Rattigan has pleaded not guilty to his murder.
