A convicted murderer, who was also convicted of the manslaughter of his sister, has been sentenced to one year in prison for attacking a man in a pub.
Derek Boyd (33) from Scribblestown Place in Finglas, Dublin, was brought before Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning after pleading guilty to a charge of assault with intent to commit bodily harm contrary to Section 18 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994.