Father sentenced to life in prison for murdering his two young sons

"Sanj did not have to bury his children, I did. I stood by that graveside as two white coffins with my whole life in them were laid side by side — big boys now but always my babies."

A 44-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his two young sons in Mayo last year.

Sanjeev Chada of Ballinkillen, Bagnelstown, Co Carlow, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to murdering Eoghan, 10, and Ruairi Chada, 5, at Skehanagh Lower, Ballintubber on July 29, 2013.