A leaving certificate student who killed a Croom man after night out drinking a cocktail of beer and vodka has been sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter.

A Limerick student has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of killing a 59-year-old man at the man's home two years ago.

The Central Criminal Court jury in the trial of a Limerick student accused of fatally stabbing a 59-year-old man have been sent to a hotel for the night after deliberating for more than four hours.

The Central Criminal trial of a Limerick student accused of fatally stabbing a 59-year-old man has entered its final stages.

The Central Criminal trial of a Limerick student accused of fatally stabbing a 59-year-old man has heard that the deceased died from a single stab wound to the chest.