Dublin man to contest charge of causing Limerick student’s death in Greece

The offence against the accused carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison

Niall O’Brien was one of a group of 20 who were holidaying on Ios ahead of starting their fourth-year studies in Financial mathematics at the University of Limerick when he died last Monday morning. Photo via Facebook

A lawyer for a Dublin man, who is charged with causing the death of a Limerick student on a Greek island, said his client will be fully contesting the accusation.

Greek police, and the public prosecutor’s office on Naxos, refused to release the name of the accused, who is aged 20. He is charged with causing “lethal bodily harm” to Niall O’Brien, 22, from Castletroy, Co Limerick, in the town of Chora, Ios, on August 30.