Limerick man admits partner’s manslaughter

A Limerick man who successfully appealed against his conviction for the murder of his partner yesterday pleaded guilty to her manslaughter.

In March 2007, Kieran Lynch, aged 49, was sentenced to life in prison by Mr Justice Paul Carney, having been found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury of the murder of his partner, Catherine McEnery.

Lynch, a native of Askeaton in Co Limerick, had pleaded not guilty at a Galway sitting of the Central Criminal Court to the murder in Craughwell, Co Galway, in July 2005.