A Limerick woman has pleaded guilty to perjury following the collapse of a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court more than two years ago.
The trial of Liam Keane collapsed after a number of key witnesses denied making statements which identified Mr Keane as the killer of Eric Leamy (19) in August 2001.
Amanda McNamara (22), formerly of the Lee Estate, pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court yesterday to "knowingly and falsely swearing" that she did not know where she was when Mr Leamy died while under oath as a witness at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on October 30th, 2003.
McNamara is one of three people who have been charged in connection with incidents arising out of the collapse of the same trial.
During the high-profile murder trial, six witnesses told the court they could not remember where they were when Mr Leamy was stabbed to death while another witness refused to give any evidence in court.
Mr Keane had denied a charge of murdering Mr Leamy at the Lee Estate, Limerick, on August 28th, 2001. He walked free from the Central Criminal Court after the DPP ordered that a nolle prosequi should be entered with his presumption of innocence still intact.
Judge Carroll Moran yesterday adjourned sentencing to February 7th next and remanded McNamara on continuing bail.