Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of Blanchardstown native

A 31-year-old man has today pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Blanchardstown man Dara McCormack more than six years ago.

Aidan Finnegan, of Whitestown Avenue, Hartstown, Blanchardstown, had been charged with the murder of Dara McCormack (aged 22) in Whitestown, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 on February 11, 2006.

This morning at the Central Criminal Court, Finnegan pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Mr McCormack.

This plea was accepted by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Mr Justice Paul Carney directed the preparation of a victim impact report and remanded Finnegan in custody to appear before the court again on June 11 for sentence.