A Waterford man has been jailed for five years for manslaughter, after killing a talented musician in an unprovoked attack last year.
26 year old Craig McGrath of Rathfaddan Park in Waterford city was on bail in relation to another unprovoked attack in a nightclub the previous year, when he punched Damien O'Brien at least twice in the head in the early hours of July 7 2018.
The 28-year-old musician originally from Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny died at Cork University Hospital on 13 July.
Craig McGrath pleaded guilty to manslaughter in February.
Judge Eugene O'Kelly imposed a five-year prison sentence for the manslaughter at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court today.
A consecutive two and a half years was given for the assault, with two years of the latter sentence suspended leaving a net sentence of five and a half years.
