Danny Whelan pleads guilty to Waterford murder

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Danny Whelan pleaded guilty to murdering Samantha Walsh at the Central Criminal Court on 2 October 2018.

Walsh was killed at an address in Thomas Court on Thomas Street, Waterford, on or about 28 April 2017.

Whelan was remanded in custody for sentence, with the sentencing date not yet finalised.

The court directed preparation of a victim impact statement, and he will receive the mandatory life sentence.