Galway man gets six years for manslaughter

A 60-year-old Galway man was sentenced to six years for the manslaughter of a "drinking friend" at the Central Criminal court today.

Galway man gets six years for manslaughter

A 60-year-old Galway man was sentenced to six years for the manslaughter of a "drinking friend" at the Central Criminal court today.

Mr Justice Paul Carney said Patrick McGrath had committed "the less serious of the three common knife situations" and that an early plea of manslaughter had been refused by the prosecution.

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