'I hit him with a shovel and I hope the c**t is dead': Limerick man to be sentenced for killing

The victim had come to the defendant's house, threw stones at his windows, threatened to burn the house down and demanded money, the court heard

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 - 16:38

Eoin Reynolds

A father-of-four beat a man to death with four blows of a shovel and told gardaí who arrived at the scene: "I hit him with a shovel and I hope the c**t is dead," the Central Criminal Court heard on Thursday.

A sentencing hearing for Joseph Cahill, aged 46, who pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of 43-year-old Gerard 'Ger' Curtin, heard that Cahill had previously threatened to kill the deceased after Mr Curtin came to his house, threw stones at his windows, threatened to burn the house down and demanded money. Mr Curtin left after Cahill's partner gave him €300.

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