Gardaí in Cork have begun a murder investigation after a postmortem examination found a homeless man died from injuries sustained in an assault. Mr Hourihane, originally from Bantry in west Cork, was a talented chef and had battled alcohol addiction. Christina Chalmers of the charity Helping Cork’s Homeless said she was lost for words when she heard about Mr Hourihane’s death. The scene of a serious assault of a homeless man at the Mardyke in Cork city. The injured man was taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital, where he died a short time later.

Source: The Irish Times October 13, 2019 22:52 UTC