Five men have been jailed for the manslaughter of Dale Creighton who was beaten to death on a footbridge in Tallaght on New YearÂ’s Day 2014

A single mother of one from the area was jailed for one year for violent disorder and another man received a fully suspended sentence for possession of a knife.

The court heard Mr. Creighton was chased to the bridge where he was repeatedly kicked and punched on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone.

The five who admitted killing him were handed sentences of between three and seven a half years in prison.

Helena Darcy, a family friend of the Creightons, gave this reaction on their behalf afterwards:

VIDEO Family of Dale Creighton give their reaction to sentences handed down to those who played a part in his death in Tallaght in Jan 2014 pic.twitter.com/hV4eFiKyQ4

— Frank Greaney (@FrankGreaney) January 16, 2017

Speaking after sentencing, Detective Superintendent Brian Sutton said the thoughts of the investigation team were with the family and freinds of Mr. Creighton;