Man is released in death probe

A FILE is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions after gardaí last night released a man without charge following the death of a father-of-seven in Skibbereen, Co Cork.

A 40-year-old man, arrested under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, was released from Clonakilty garda station just before 6pm yesterday.

The deceased, 51-year-old Philip O’Driscoll, died from injuries sustained during a suspected roadside altercation on St Stephen’s Day.