2018-05-11 · Clogheen, Tipperary
"Die you bastard, die": youth left man with "fate worse then death" after savage attack
In 2014, 21‑year‑old Graham Meagher of Kilcaroon, Clogheen, pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm to 66‑year‑old PJ Kelly at Meagher's home. Meagher struck Kelly with a poker stand, shouting "die you bastard, die," resulting in severe brain damage that left Kelly unable to communicate and now in residential care. Meagher was sentenced to…