Man jailed for killing former soldier

A 22-year-old Sligo man, who attacked an alcoholic former soldier with a bottle, was sentenced today to six years for his manslaughter.

Mark Sweeney, of Finisklin Road, Sligo, had taken ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis and had been drinking with 45-year-old Paul Watters when a fight broke out between the two acquaintances in the early hours of July 27, 2004.