Postman who was fatally attacked in Doneraile to be laid to rest on Saturday
Flowers at the residence on Rockview Terrace, Doneraile, Co Cork, where the body of postman Barry Daly was discovered on Sunday morning. Picture Dan Linehan
Funeral arrangements have been announced for postman Barry Daly who died after he was attacked outside his home in Doneraile in Co Cork last weekend.
Mr Daly, aged 44, was pronounced dead at Rockview Terrace in the town in the early hours of last Sunday morning. The emergency services had rushed to the scene after the alarm was raised.
The case was upgraded to a murder investigation following the completion of a postmortem examination at Cork University Hospital. The examination was carried out by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster.
Three people have since been charged with the murder of the father of four who previously resided at Newtwopothouse in Mallow, Co Cork.
Mr Daly will lie in repose tomorrow (Friday) evening from 5pm to 7pm in O’Keeffe’s funeral home in Buttevant, Co Cork. His requiem mass will take place in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at noon on Saturday with burial following at Old Court Cemetery in Doneraile, Co Cork. The funeral mass can be viewed online.
Mr Daly was a well known and popular postman in Mallow town. He is survived by his partner, four children, his parents, his three siblings, extended family and friends.
In a statement A Post said that they were “deeply shocked and saddened” at the “untimely death” of their colleague.
Meanwhile, Alex Deady, aged 20, of Glenview, Convent Road in Doneraile and a 17 year old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons appeared before Mallow District Court in Co Cork on Tuesday charged with the murder of Mr Daly. The 17 year old was remanded in detention to Oberstown Detention Campus whilst Mr Deady was remanded in custody.
A 16 year old boy, who also can’t be named, appeared before Midleton District Court in Co Cork yesterday charged with the murder of Mr Daly. He was also remanded in detention to Oberstown campus.
All three will appear in Mallow District Court by video link on October 21 next. Applications for bail cannot be made at district court level when the charge is one of murder.
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