Ryan Kearney

Ryan Kearney is a 39-year-old man from Leixlip, Co Kildare, who was recently sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter for the fatal stabbing of his aunt's partner, Jeffrey Jackson. With a history of 152 previous convictions, Kearney was described in court as a 'psychotic, cowardly killer' who claimed he acted in self-defense during the incident.