Man gets 11 years for 'brutal and savage' killing of homeless Cork chef Timothy Hourihane

After a trial lasting four weeks, the jury unanimously convicted James Brady of manslaughter in favour of the murder charge sought by the State

Ms Justice Murphy said that the fact that James Brady (pictured, right) was “still denying the core evidence of the case, that is, he repeatedly kicked the prone body” of his victim, meant she was not persuaded to apply a discount to the headline term of 13 years. Photo: Michael Mac Sweeney/Cork Courts

A 28-year-old man who “set upon” a father of one at a homeless camp in Cork city centre before punching and kicking him to death was jailed for 11 years on Monday.

Timothy ‘Timmy’ Hourihane (53) choked to death on his own blood after he was attacked by James Brady and another man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at a tented village for homeless people at Mardyke Walk, Cork city, in the early hours of October 13, 2019.