Meath man found not guilty of murder

A Co Meath man who had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his friend was found not guilty of his murder at the Central Criminal Court today.

The jury of six men and six women took just under three hours to reach a unanimous verdict, finding John-Paul Mooney (aged 29), with an address at Trim Rd, Summerhill, Co Meath, not guilty of murdering Thomas Canning (aged 42), also from Summerhill, at Lough Lene, Collinstown, Co Westmeath on August 30 last year.