Irishman held for killing in Thailand

TWO Irishmen living in Thailand spent some time drinking together before one launched a fatal attack on the other — stabbing him first in the neck, then in the back, police in a popular beach resort said.

Patrick Farrell, 61, is expected to face first-degree murder charges after being accused of killing his friend, bar owner Ernest Brennan.

Mr Brennan was stabbed to death early on Monday morning in the bar he ran with his wife in the Thai resort of Pattaya.