2014-11-10 · Thurles, Tipperary
Tipperary man has unlawful killing sentence reduced by four years on appeal
In a 2014 appeal, the Court of Appeal reduced the 24‑year‑old Jason Morrissey's 14‑year sentence for unlawfully killing 25‑year‑old James Tynan to ten years, while keeping his other convictions intact. Morrissey had pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing after striking Tynan with a single punch on February 19, 2012, at Liberty Square in Thurles.…