Carrigaline man charged with murder of brother and attempted murder of father

John Murphy Jnr cannot apply for bail on the murder and attempted murder charges

Members of the Garda forensic team at Seaview Avenue, Carrigaline, Co Cork, where Shane Murphy (27) was found dead. His brother John Murphy Jnr has been charged in connection with his death. Picture: Dan Linehan

A Carrigaline man was charged on Monday with murdering his brother and trying to murder his father at the family home at the weekend.

42-year-old John Murphy Jnr of Seaview Avenue, Carrigaline, County Cork, was arrested by Detective Garda Ian Breen and charged with the murder of his 27-year-old brother, Shane Murphy.