A Dublin teenager who was refused entry to a house party in Ballymun three years ago has been jailed for eight years at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of one of the guests.

A teenager who was refused entry to a 21st birthday party in Ballymun three years ago has been jailed for six years today for killing one of the guests.

A 19-year-old Dublin man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of James Donoghue outside a Ballymun house party in September 2006.

A Chinese national spent half an hour in the Royal Canal on a freezing winter night after being pushed down a steep incline into the water by three teenage thugs who had attempted to rob him.