The court heard that the digger was driven a short distance at around 2mph before being discovered at the rear of a property a few days later.

The comments were made at Longford Circuit Court this week.

The trial is taking place at Longford Circuit Criminal Court.

Judge Keenan Johnson dismissed arguments from the defendants and gave them a 2-week deadline.

According to the Judge, the three men must have the balance of the fines paid when the case comes in front of him again in October.

A jury has been told that it is not in dispute that a 50 year old man died after being struck by a panel-beater

Two teenagers have been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to a violent incident involving a Stanley knife and axe in Longford last year. Three