"Mayo criminals John Irving (31), of Shanwar in Foxford, Francis Harman (58) of Nephin Court in Ballina, and John Clarke (37) of Carrowkelly in Ballina, all pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Tom Niland They beat the pensioner unconscious with punches and kicks to the head before robbing him and escaping The men tied Mr Niland's shoelaces together to frustrate his efforts to raise the alarm, before ransacking the house"
"and escaping with his wallet and €800 in cash The three killers of pensioner Tom Niland (75), who died 20 months after being beaten and robbed in his rural Sligo home, have been jailed for a total 43 years. The retired farmer was attacked by the gang on January 18, 2022, and passed away in September 2023 due to complications from blunt force trauma to the head suffered during the violent home invasion."
John Irving (31), Francis Harman (58) and John Clarke (37) pleaded guilty to manslaughter after violently attacking 75-year-old Tom Niland in his rural Sligo home. The men punched and kicked the pensioner to the head, rendering him unconscious, tied his shoelaces to prevent him from raising the alarm, ransacked the house and stole his wallet and €800. The attack occurred on January 18, 2022. Niland suffered blunt force head trauma and died in September 2023 from complications related to those injuries, approximately twenty months after the assault. The three defendants received a combined sentence of 43 years.
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