An Irish woman who stabbed her fiance to death in Australia has been jailed for 5 years without parole and a maximum of 8 years.

27 year old Cathrina Cahill from Wexford stabbed 29 year old David Walsh in the neck after a fight outside their home in Padstow in February last year

The court in Sydney heard that the relationship had been abusive and Ms Cahill may have been suffering from post traumatic stress at the time.

She was originally charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter after the court in Sydney accepted she wasn't in the right frame of mind.

Cahill will be eligible for parole after serving five years of her sentence and is eventually expected to be deported to Ireland.