Double murderer who bludgeoned special needs brothers to death told to "rot in hell"

Alan Cawley, aged 32, from Ballina in County Mayo, has exhausted his appeal against two murder convictions at the Court of Appeal in Dublin. Cawley was convicted in 2017 of murdering Thomas Blaine, aged 69, and John Blaine, aged 76, at their home on New Antrim Street in Castlebar on 10 July 2013. Both men had learning difficulties and were receiving support from the Health Service Executive. Cawley admitted to the…