WA retrial over Irishman's alleged murder

An man who admitted killing a fellow Irishman during a drug-fuelled post-rave gathering in Perth faces a retrial next year.

Vincent Martin Crowe, 34, confessed to stabbing Kenyon "Kenny" Meyler, 21, in the neck while socialising with friends at a Scarborough unit on February 10, 2013.

He pleaded guilty to manslaughter, but West Australian prosecutors pushed ahead with a murder charge.

After a fortnight-long trial in the WA Supreme Court the jury was unable to reach a verdict.

Crowe will face a new trial from May 19.

He has been remanded in custody and will appear in court on February 5 for a status conference.