Life sentence for man who shot other man in face

A Tipperary father of two who shot another man in the face at a house party in Clonmel in 2006 has been jailed for life by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.

Leigh Crowe, aged 33, with an address at Elm Park, Clonmel, Tipperary pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 25-year-old Owen Cahill, the attempted murder of Mark Doolan at the party on April 2 nd 2006 and the assault causing harm of Sharon Rossiter.