William Gilsenan jailed for manslaughter of Edward Fitzgerald

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William Gilsenan was sentenced to six years, with two suspended, for manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on 19 January 2017.

A jury had found Gilsenan guilty of manslaughter after Edward Fitzgerald was stabbed during an argument over a €100 debt on 17 October 2014.

The killing happened in a car park outside Gilsenan’s home at The Green, Larch Hill, Santry, Dublin 17. The judge accepted the jury’s finding that the killing was not intentional.