Dylan Hayes and Ger Hogan jailed for Limerick murder

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Dylan Hayes and Ger Hogan were sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment for murder on 17 May 2017. They were convicted of murdering Shane Murphy at The Grove, Pallasgreen, Co Limerick, on 30 April 2015.

Hayes was found guilty by a unanimous verdict, while Hogan was convicted by a 10-to-two majority after a 12-day trial. The court heard that violence broke out at a house in Pallasgreen where Hogan and Murphy had been drinking before Hayes arrived.

Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy imposed the mandatory life sentences, and both men were immediately led away by prison officers.