Teen jailed for eight years for Islamist-motivated knife attack on Galway army chaplain

Judge suspends two years of sentence as 17-year-old is held responsible for attempted murder of Defence Forces chaplain

A 17-year-old boy has been given an eight-year jail term for a sustained, Islamist-motivated knife attack on an army chaplain.

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