GARDAÍ have interviewed more than 20 people in connection with the brutal killing of a 51-year-old grand-father which was sparked by a feud between rival families.

THE close family of a man slain in a mass brawl on St Stephen’s night fear that as soon as he is buried a revenge attack will be launched on those suspected of killing him.

Gardaí fear there will be retaliation attacks and that a family feud will intensify after the death of a man following a fight outside a Cork city bar, according to the Evening Echo newspaper.

GARDAÍ have expressed concerns that a violent feud between rival families may escalate in the coming days following the killing of a married father of two.

A TEAM of up to 60 gardaí are involved in the investigation into the brutal killing of a 51-year-old man who died after violence flared between feuding families in Cork city.

A JURY was sworn in yesterday to hear the case against a man accused of having a machete and seriously assaulting another man.