A teenager convicted of stabbing his mother’s partner with a boning knife was jailed for five and a half years at the Central Criminal Court this morning.

A teenager convicted of stabbing his mother’s partner with a boning knife last year will be sentenced tomorrow morning at the Central Criminal Court.

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation following the death of 33-year-old man on Thursday night.

A 33-year-old Brazilian man who was stabbed in the head in Co Meath 12 days ago has lost his fight for life in hospital.