A 41-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman in Dublin 21 years ago, has been given a mandatory life sentence.
Margaret Seery, also known as Margot, died at her home in Kenilworth Square on 8 October 1994.
Howard Kelly, with an address at Osprey Apartments, Naas, Co Kildare was sentenced this afternoon at the Central Criminal Court.
The court heard that a letter of remorse to Ms Seery's family was written by Kelly.
An inquest into Ms Seery's death found she died of asphyxiation from choking.
She was buried in Rathkeale Cemetery in Co Limerick.
In July last year, Kelly walked into Rathmines Garda Station and confessed to the killing.
On 16 September 2014, her body was exhumed and a post-mortem examination was carried out.
Kelly was arrested and charged with her murder earlier this year.
After today's sentencing, Ms Seery's brother Pat Guinane said it was a very tough time for the family, but that his sister finally had justice.
Margot Seery's brother reacts outside court after her killer was sentenced to life for her murder 21 years ago. https://t.co/NlleXwFVNU
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Ms Seery, 48, had been out for drinks with a friend in October 1994 and they met two men on the road, one of which was Kelly.
Ms Seery invited him back to her home for a coffee to get him away from her friend and to sober him up.
However while there, in a totally unprovoked attack, Kelly strangled and killed Ms Seery.
In the years after he murdered Ms Seery, Kelly graduated with an economics degree at UCD, worked as an administrator for the HSE and became a father to two children.
Kelly told gardaí he was suicidal and that he had been planning to confess for a long time and was sorry he had not come forward sooner.
