The Director of Public Prosecutions has accepted a manslaughter plea from a Longford man charged with the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man in the town two years ago.
Richard Keating (26) of Templemichael Terrace, Longford, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Christopher Farrell (18), of Richmond Close, during a fight involving a number of men in and around Annaly Park, Longford, in the early hours of Sunday, November 2nd, 1997.
The fight followed an earlier row involving Keating and a third man at a local disco. The row led to a chase which ended in Annaly Park, where Mr Farrell, an associate of the third man, was stabbed.
The judge adjourned sentence to December 17th and remanded Keating in continuing custody.