NEWS FEATURE: Pistorius case reminiscent of Irish Olympian McGrath

Matthew McGrath won a silver medal at the London Olympics in 1908. In 1910, he shot a man in his home five times, recalls Ryle Dwyer

THE story of Oscar Pistorius is hauntingly reminiscent of the troubles of one of the most famous Irish Olympians little over a century ago.

Matthew J McGrath from Nenagh had made quite a name from himself internationally when he shot what he said was an intruder in his home on Christmas Eve in 1910.