Teen gets life in jail for murder of Melanie

Teenager Daniel McDonnell has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy McNamara.

Melanie was shot in the head as she sat in a car with her boyfriend and his friend in Tallaght two years ago.

McDonnell, 19, of Brookview Lawns, Tallaght, had pleaded not guilty to her murder on Feb 8, 2012 at nearby Brookview Way.