Gardaí Are Appealing For Information After The Murder Of A Man In Cork City On Saturday Night
53-year-old Timmy Hourihane was found injured and unconscious
He was found near a tent which had been set on fire at Mardyke Walk.
Gardai say he may have been the victim of more than one assault and more than one person may have been involved in the final fatal assault which killed him.
He was taken to Cork University Hospital, but died shortly afterwards.
Timmy Hourihane was a former chef and a father of one from the Sheep's Head Peninsula near Bantry in West Cork.
Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact Anglesea Street Garda Station on 021 452 2000 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
Garda Superintendent Michael Comyns is asking anyone who may have seen anything late on Saturday night to come forward:
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