David Burke admits manslaughter in Tallaght attack

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David Burke pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the fatal attack on Dale Creighton in Tallaght.

The proceedings were reported on 19 December 2016. The sentencing hearing was continuing.

Creighton sustained severe head and face injuries in an attack on a footbridge in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2014. He died in hospital the following day.

Graham Palmer, Ross Callery, Jason Beresford and Gerard Stevens also pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Aisling Burke pleaded guilty to violent disorder, and James Reid pleaded guilty to possession of a knife.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.