Native Irish speaker found not guilty of murdering grandfather by reason of insanity

A 39-year-old man from Gweedore in County Donegal has been found not guilty of murdering his grandfather by reason of insanity following a majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court. The defendant was charged with the death of his 78-year-old grandfather at Carrickcoyle on 19 December 2023, an incident in which he used a granite stone and cement block to inflict fatal injuries. Two consultant psychiatrists…