A 26-year-old north Dublin criminal has been jailed for 11 years for the manslaughter of an Estonian man attacked as he sat with his girlfriend watching planes take off from Dublin airport.

A 27-year-old Estonian man, who was dragged from his car and kicked to death in front of his girlfriend, died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck, the Central Criminal Court heard.

A young Estonian woman broke down in tears at the Central Criminal Court today as she recalled seeing two strangers drag her boyfriend from his car and kick him to death.