A retired nurse who was over the alcohol limit when he knocked down and killed an 87-year-old male pedestrian has been jailed for two years.

A retired psychiatric nurse from Tipperary has been jailed for two years for killing an 87-year-old man while drink driving in north Dublin.

A retired nurse was over the alcohol limit when he knocked down and killed an 87-year-old man who was crossing the road, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.