A 24-year-old man has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of his sister’s partner, after a stabbing in Co. Mayo last year.

The judge in the trial of a 24-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his sister’s partner has warned the jury to treat with care the testimony of witnesses who were "exceedingly intoxicated", on the night of the killing.

A 24-year-old man on trial for the murder of his sister’s partner told gardaí he only stabbed him twice in self-defence but did not kill him the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A third jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court today for the trial of a 24-year-old man charged with murdering his sister's partner in Co Mayo more than a year ago.

The trial opened today of a 24-year-old man accused of murdering his sister’s partner over a year ago in Co Mayo.