Accused pleads guilty to unlawful killing of homeless man Timothy Hourihane in Cork City

Original charge was murder, but State accepts manslaughter plea

Timothy Hourihane who died at Mardyke Walk, Cork in 2019.

A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a homeless man who died from injuries sustained in an assault at a tented village in Cork City three years ago.

Christopher O’Sullivan was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of Timothy Hourihane (53) on October 13, 2019, at Mardyke Walk.