Jury to continue deliberations in trial of 17-year-old accused of murdering Cork postman on Wednesday

Judge said jury have two verdicts available to them — guilty of murder or not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter — and told them they had as much time as they needed but their verdict must be unanimous

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

The jury in the Doneraile murder trial where a teenager denies murdering 44-year-old postman Barry Daly last October will continue their deliberations on Wednesday after deliberating for one-and-a-half hours on Tuesday.

Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford directed the seven women and five men of the jury on the relevant legal principles that are applicable when they are considering the evidence in the case before the Central Criminal Court, which has been sitting in Cork for this trial since July 16.