Kildare man jailed for killing student in Mullingar assault

A Kildare man has been jailed for three and half years for the manslaughter of a student in Mullingar over 18 months ago.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2013 - 16:02

A Kildare man has been jailed for three and half years for the manslaughter of a student in Mullingar over 18 months ago.

Patrick Farrell (aged 21) of Cornamuckla, Broadford, pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to the unlawful killing of 20-year-old Andrew Dolan on Pearse Street, Mullingar on January 1, 2012.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Kildare Place: Mullingar Place: Cornamuckla,Place: Pearse Street,Place: Shannon Place: Leitrim Person: Patrick Farrell Person: Andrew Dolan Person: Dolan Person: Judge Person: Tony Hunt Person: Hunt Person: Farrell Person: Micheál O’Higgins SC Person: Butlins Organisation: Circuit Criminal Court Organisation: Beaumount Hospital

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