Seán Flanagan and Paul Colbert get life for murder

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Seán Flanagan and Paul Colbert were convicted in connection with Gerard McMahon’s murder and received mandatory life sentences from Mr Justice Garret Sheehan.

Both men had denied murder. Ian Flanagan was also convicted after denying two counts of assisting an offender, but his sentence was listed for 11 December rather than reported as imposed.

The proceedings were reported on 30 September 2016.