Man gets life for murder of nanny, 30

A Laois man has been sentenced to life for the 2012 murder of 30-year-old nanny Aoife Phelan.

Robert Corbet, aged 25, of Capoley/Sheffield Cross, Portlaoise, had pleaded not guilty to murdering the Ballyroan native in his garage.

However, the haulier admitted her manslaughter between October 25 and November 7, when her body was found in a barrel, buried 3m below ground behind his home.