"No one was meant to die." Court hears murder accused told gardai he deserved to spend rest of his life in prison

A Clare man on trial for murder told gardaí that he deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison, because the man he is alleged to have fatally stabbed was “going into a hole” in the ground.

Robbie Walsh (23), from Island View, Kilrush, Co Clare, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Karl Haugh (25) in the Marian Estate in Kilkee, Co Clare on August 6, 2017.