A THIRD PERSON has appeared in court charged with the murder of father of five Barry Daly in Doneraile, Co Cork over the weekend.

A 16 year old appeared before a sitting of Midleton District Court this morning charged with the murder of Mr Daly. The 44-year-old postman was attacked outside his home in Rockview Terrace in Doneraile on 12 October.

Dt Garda David Forsythe gave evidence of the arrest, charge and caution of the juvenile. He said that the teenager made no reply when he was charged under caution at 10:26pm yesterday at Cobh Garda Station in Co Cork.

An application for bail cannot be made at district court level when the charge is that of murder. Sgt Linda O’Leary said that gardaí were seeking a remand in detention until 21 October at Mallow District Court.

Defence solicitor Don Ryan said that his client qualified for free legal aid. Judge Colm Roberts acceded to his application. Mr Ryan asked that every assistance be given to his client at Oberstown Detention campus.

Judge Roberts said that staff at Oberstown were in possession of expertise in handling such situations. The teenager was remanded in detention to Oberstown until his next appearance in court on October 21st in Mallow.

Meanwhile, yesterday Alex Deady, aged 20, of Glenview, Convent Road in Doneraile and a 17 year old who cannot be named for legal reasons appeared before Mallow District Court yesterday charged with the murder of Mr Daly.

The 17 year old was remanded in detention to Oberstown whilst Mr Deady was remanded in custody. They will both appear in court again in Mallow District Court on 21 October next. All three will appear in court by video link on the next occasion.

Emergency services rushed to Rockview Terrace at around 2am on Sunday morning. Mr Daly was pronounced dead at the scene. A technical examination was carried out of the area where the body was found.

The case was upgraded to a murder probe following the completion of a postmortem examination at Cork University Hospital by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster.

Mr Daly was employed by An Post. He is survived by his partner Katie and their five children, his parents Liam and Ann, his three siblings Denise, Sharon and Sarah extended family and friends.