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Eamonn Lillis has been sentenced to six years and 11 months in jail for the manslaughter of his wife Celine Cawley at their home in Howth, Co Dublin.

The 52-year-old TV advertising director was convicted last Friday of the manslaughter of his wife on December 15th, 2008, at their home on Windgate Road.