Man gets life for murder in Clontarf

A man has been jailed for life at the Central Criminal Court today after pleading guilty to the murder of another man in Clontarf in Dublin last year.

Man gets life for murder in Clontarf
Tue, 07 Oct, 2008 - 14:28

A man has been jailed for life at the Central Criminal Court today after pleading guilty to the murder of another man in Clontarf in Dublin last year.

Michael Downes (aged 42), of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to murdering Finbar Dennehy (aged 50), Seafield Rd, Clontarf, Dublin on a date unknown between September 24 and 26, 2007.

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