Murdered bachelor ‘was assaulted inside his house’
Mr O’Donovan’s body was found on the street outside his house at St Sennan’s Terrace on Saturday morning.
Speculation that Mr O’Donovan was attacked when he went outside after seeing somebody try to steal his car has been dismissed by gardaí. Supt Joe Roe said it appeared that Mr O’Donovan had gone to bed and was awakened by somebody who entered the house through a window.
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