Brian Rattigan pleads guilty to Dublin manslaughter

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Brian Rattigan pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Criminal Court on 22 October 2018.

Declan Gavin was fatally stabbed outside an Abrakebabra on Crumlin Road on 25 August 2001. Rattigan remains in custody awaiting a sentence hearing on 20 December 2018, when Mr Gavin’s family may address the court about the impact of his death.