2018-12-12
10 years for man who helped criminals murder Noel "Duck Egg" Kirwan
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Prosecution counsel Paul Greene SC said at Keating's sentence hearing last month that the activities by the criminal organisation could be traced back to early November 2016 but the defendant's individual contribution began on December 20 that year. Sentencing the defendant today, Mr Justice Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Sinead Ni Chualachain and Judge Cormac Dunne, sentenced Keating to ten years imprisonment, backdated to May 2, 2017 when he went into custody.