A 26-year-old Laois man jailed for life as a teenager for hammering a boy to death will be released in less than two years, after his trial judge reviewed his sentence.

Sixteen-year-old Darren Goodwin has been sentenced to life for hammering a 14-year-old school boy to death over a mobile phone by Mr Justice Barry White.

A teenage boy was appearing in court tonight following death of a 14-year old whose body was found in a field.

The 14-year-old youth whose body was discovered in a field in County Laois overnight has been named.