A 32-year-old man has been found guilty of killing a fellow Lithuanian in his Tipperary home after arriving uninvited at the victim's Christmas celebrations.
The Central Criminal Court heard that Gintaras Brazauskas (29) died in the early hours of St Stephen's Day 2008, after sustaining seven stab wounds, two of which were fatal.
Egidijus Kiaulakis, of Coille Bheithe in Nenagh, admitted stabbing the deceased but had pleaded not guilty to murdering him, saying he acted in self-defence.
Kiaulakis was also found guilty of assault causing harm to Robertas Sujetovas on the same occasion, another charge he denied.
The two-week trial heard that the two victims were lifelong friends from the same town in Lithuania.They celebrated Christmas Day with family and friends.
The defendant left his home nearby with a bottle of brandy and passed outside the victim's home.
Mr Sujetovas said the defendant was not a friend of the group, but they knew him as a fellow Lithuanian. He asked if he could join them and was allowed in.