Criminal proceedings over death from one punch in Dublin

Criminal proceedings have commenced relating to the death of a man who died following a one-punch attack in Dublin city.

Paddy Mullally (57), a father of one from Wainsfort Park, Terenure, Dublin 6, sustained a fatal head injury after he reportedly saw a man harassing a woman and intervened.

Seeking a six-month adjournment of an inquest into Mr Mullally’s death, Det Insp George McGeary, of Terenure Garda station, told Dublin Coroner’s Court that proceedings had commenced in relation to the case.

An inquest into Mr Mullally’s death, first opened on May 20th, heard that he died due to subdural haemorrhage with brain trauma, due to blunt force trauma to the head.

The incident happened in the early hours of March 5th, 2016, the inquest heard.

Mr Mullally had been on a night out, celebrating his retirement from Guinness.

The group had been socialising in the city centre before returning to a pub in Harold’s Cross, where the incident took place outside an apartment complex between 3am and 4am.

The inquest was further adjourned until February 2nd, 2017.