Grandfather suffered fatal head injuries trying to calm pub row

A grandfather who was assaulted while trying to calm tensions outside a Cork City pub suffered fatal head injuries consistent with a fall onto the back of the head.

Patrick Deasy, 57, from McGrath Park, off Church Rd in Blackrock, died at Cork University Hospital’s intensive care unit on Sept 24 last, two days after the row in the Mahon area.

He had been attending a birthday party with his wife, Ann, at the Red Cove Inn, on Avenue De Rennes.