Corkman acquitted of murder

A 31-year-old Corkman has been acquitted of murder but found guilty of the manslaughter of one of his neighbours at the Central Criminal Court today.

After deliberating for four and half hours, the jury of six men and six women found Mr Keith O’Donovan, of Spriggs Road, Gurranabraher, Cork, not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter of Noel McCarthy, aged 28, on May 4, 2000.