The mother of a young man who died following a one-punch attack has said she hopes the sentence handed down to his killer will act as a deterrent to others.

An apprentice carpenter who admitted unlawfully killing his friend in a “one punch” assault has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment with the final two years suspended.

An apprentice carpenter has granted bail after being charged over a fatal one punch assault in Tallaght, Dublin.

Luke O'Reilly from Kiltipper was discovered with head injuries on the Old Blessington Road in the early hours of the first of November.