Gary Walsh pleads guilty to manslaughter in murder trial

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Gary Walsh pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. He went on trial at the Central Criminal Court on 24 April 2017. He was accused of murdering Cathal Sweeney on 8 February 2014 at a flat in Ashdale Gardens, Terenure, Dublin.

Witness Colm Campbell said he saw Mr Walsh punch Mr Sweeney in the head and kick him in a bedroom. He said he could not remember how the assault began and had undergone hypnosis in an attempt to recover his memory.

The proceedings were reported on 26 April 2017.