A 29 year old man pleaded has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sligo man Eugene Gillespie.
Simon McGinley (29) of Connaughton Road, Sligo who handed himself in at Sligo Garda Station on Friday night, was remanded in custody until next Friday, when he appeared before a special sitting of Carrick on Shannon District Court today.
He is charged with the murder of Mr Gillespie at Old Market Street between September 19th and 21st last.
Inspector Jim Delaney told the court that when he put the charge to the accused he had replied “guilty”.
Inspector Delaney agreed with Mr Keith O’Grady BL counsel for the accused that he had attended voluntarily at the Garda station just after 10pm on Friday night and had
“essentially handed himself in”. He also agreed that McGinley had been in a distraught state since he handed himself in and had been examined twice by a GP.
Inspector Delaney replied that it would have been remiss of the Gardai not to mention this, given “what we have seen over the period of detention”.
Counsel asked Judge Kevin Kilrane to ensure that the defendant receive psychiatric assessment while in custody.
Legal aid was granted to the defendant. There was no application for bail.
The accused who was dressed in blue denim jeans, and a causal blue jacket over a grey sweater, was embraced by his mother and partner, as he was led away by Gardai.