Oliver Kierans to be sentenced next month for killing his wife of 33 years

Oliver Kierans, aged 57, from Drumbannon in Bailieborough, County Cavan, has been convicted of manslaughter following the death of his wife Patricia on 5 September 2013. He was found not guilty of murder by jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court after more than fifteen hours of deliberation. Kierans was also convicted of possessing a modified twelve-gauge double-barrel shotgun and of possession with intent to…