Night out ended in tragedy for Waterford man who intervened in fight

Witness tells inquest Richard 'Fetch' O’Leary stopped a man hitting two women in Dungarvan in the early hours of the morning

Attending the inquest in Cork were Tina O'Leary and David O'Leary, the sister and brother of Richard 'Fetch' O'Leary of Dungarvan, Co Waterford, who died five days after an assault in the early hours of March 18, 2018. Picture: Larry Cummins

A celebratory night out ended in tragedy when a Waterford man was fatally assaulted just minutes after leaving his friends and was found lying unconscious in the snow, bleeding from his mouth.

Richard O’Leary, 36, was visiting home in Dungarvan, Co Waterford from the UK where he had been working, and went out with friends to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, 2018.