Something 'no child should see': Mother recalls night Paul Keating killed her partner

"They saw the man they loved, cherished and adored lying in our garden covered in blood with garda cars, fire engines, an ambulance and paramedics trying desperately to save their dad's life."

A Dublin man who stabbed his life-long friend and neighbour to death after drinking and taking benzodiazepine has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Justice Robert Eagar at the Central Criminal Court said Paul Keating was at a medium risk of re-offending but he considered the 50-year-old's efforts at rehabilitation and determination never to drink again when passing sentence.