Man admits threatening to kill three men after son's death

A Co Offaly man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill three men he blamed for the drowning of his son after the State entered a nulle prosequi on the original charge of soliciting a man to murder another man.

Eamon Tuohy, of Derrycooley, Rahan, Co Offaly, pleaded guilty to making a threat to Inspector Aiden Boyle at Rahan, Tullamore, Co Offaly, on October 3, 2006 to kill Noel Kidney, Joe Gallagher Jnr and Frankie Kenna, intending the other to believe it would be carried out.