John Walsh jailed for Cork city murder

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John Walsh was jailed for life for murder at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork, reported on 9 December 2010.

Walsh was convicted of beating John McManus to death at his Wellington Road flat in Cork city.

The court directed that his life sentence would begin after he completed eight years for dealing cocaine.

McManus's body was later found in a marsh in north Kerry, according to the report.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.