Guilty of wife’s manslaughter

A 57-year-old Cavan man has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of his wife more than a year ago.

Oliver Kierans, aged 57, of Drumbannon, Bailieborough, Co Cavan, had pleaded not guilty to murdering Patricia Kierans, aged 54, on September 5, 2013 at the same address.

He pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of a 12- gauge double-barrel shotgun, but was found guilty of that charge earlier this week by the jury.