Man pleads guilty to Dundalk teen manslaughter

The Central Criminal Court has heard that a Dundalk teenager was viciously beaten to death on the day he tried to join the army.

Niall Dorr was punched, kicked and stamped on when a fight broke out as he walked home with friends in the town on the night of October 14 2010.

Douglas Ward with an address at Loughantarve,Knockbridge, Co Louth man has pleaded guilty to his manslaughter.

The father of three was drunk and on bail at the time of the attack.