Gardaí conducting a murder investigation into the death of a 53-year-old homeless father of one in Cork last October have arrested a woman for questioning. Detectives backed up by the armed Regional Support Unit arrested the woman (37) at an area on the Mardyke near Cork city centre at about 7.30am on Wednesday morning. The arrested woman is being held at Bridewell Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, meaning she can be detained for up to 24 hours. The arrest is the third by gardaí investigating the killing of Mr Hourihane and follows the arrest on December 16th of two men. Detectives first arrested a 26-year-old man from Mayfield and brought him to the Bridewell Garda station for questioning.

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2020 09:45 UTC