Investigation launched after Irishman killed in St Patrick's Day assault in Boston

Barry Whelan, who died in Boston following an alleged assault on St Patrick's Day.

A murder investigation has been launched in Boston after an Irishman was assaulted outside an ATM on St Patrick’s Day.

Barry Whelan, 46, originally from Dublin, worked as a carpenter with Twin Peaks Construction in the Boston suburb of Foxborough. He had been living in the nearby town of Woburn.