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A man whose dangerous driving caused eight deaths has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment with the final four suspended following a finding by the Court of Appeal that his original two-year jail term was too lenient.

Shaun Kelly, 27, of Hill Road, Ballymagan, Buncrana, Co Donegal, had pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing the death of eight men on a road between Clonmany and Buncrana on July 11 2010.

He was sentenced to four years imprisonment with the final two suspended by Judge John O'Hagan in December last.

The maximum sentence is 10 years imprisonment. Kelly was also disqualified from driving for ten years.

In October, the Director of Public Prosecutions sought a review of Kelly's sentence on grounds that it was “unduly lenient”.

Last month, the Court of Appeal acceded to the DPP's application and found that his sentence was “unduly lenient”.

He was resentenced today to eight years imprisonment with the final four suspended.