A leaving certificate student who killed a Croom man after night out drinking a cocktail of beer and vodka has been sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter.

A Limerick student has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of killing a 59-year-old man at the man's home two years ago.

The Central Criminal trial of a Limerick student accused of fatally stabbing a 59-year-old man has entered its final stages.

A Limerick man, accused of stabbing a 59-year-old man to death, told gardaí he did not intend to kill the deceased man but had been trying to help him, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.

G8 leader Germany is pledging to make Africa a central point of next month’s summit and is calling for more aid, further debt relief and improved financial oversight.