A man has been given a life sentence in prison at the Central Criminal Court in Cork for murdering his friend.
Keith Nagle (22) of Churchfield Green, Cork was earlier this week found guilty of stabbing Gerard O'Mahony (22) of Wellington Road, Cork ten times in the neck in April last year.
The trial - which commenced last Tuesday morning and lasted three days - heard that Mr O'Mahony was discovered by a friend lying in a pool of blood at his flat in Wellington Road, Cork.
Gardai who later examined and photographed the scene could find no indications of a struggle or fracas.
Tom Creed, for the State, said that Nagle attacked Mr O'Mahony from behind after they had been drinking with another individual in the Wellington Road flat.
Defence psychiatrist Dr Brian McCaffrey called Keith Nagle a "walking psychological time bomb."
Mr Justice Paul Carney imposed the mandatory life sentence on Keith Nagle. He said the case had been distressing for everybody and commended the jury for their attention throughout the course of the trial.