Fatal attack on Doneraile postman like 'something from Kill Bill, it is toxic masculinity, MMA'

Prosecution and defence senior counsels gave their closing speeches in the trial of the 17-year-old accused of murdering Barry Daly

Barry Daly was found dead in Doneraile on October 12, 2025.

The fatal attack on Doneraile postman Barry Daly last October had elements of toxic masculinity, mixed martial arts and gratuitous violence, the prosecution said in its closing speech in the murder trial on Monday.

Defence senior counsel Alice Fawsitt said: “There is no evidence that [the 17-year-old accused] struck any blow to Barry Daly. The prosecution say, it must have been, there had to have been. But that is not enough. There has to be proof that he did, beyond reasonable doubt.”