Maurice Boland of Bridgeview Close, Tallow, Co Waterford has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Cian Gallagher at Barrack Street in Tallow on November 10th, 2022. Phtograph: Niall Carson/PA WireA man who admits killing but denies murdering a construction worker was heard boasting that he had knocked the deceased out and comparing himself to UFC fighter Conor McGregor, a prosecution barrister has told a trial.
She said Mr Gallagher had been working with a construction company at the time and had travelled to Tallow. When Mr Gallagher had finished work that evening he drank several pints in a public house, she continued. At one point, the lawyer said, a punch was thrown by the accused and when it connected with Mr Gallagher it caused him to fall to the ground.CCTV footage, she said, showed the accused making some attempts to lift Mr Gallagher off the ground. A car driven by the accused’s girlfriend appeared but then reversed away, she said.
Counsel added: “Another said the accused man said he was bragging about knocking him out and that he should have been a fighter like Conor McGregor”. She said the accused was not interviewed immediately as he was deemed unfit by a doctor. The court heard further evidence will be that Mr Boland was interviewed on a number of occasions the next day, where the accused told gardaí that words were exchanged between him and the deceased and that Mr Gallagher “went to attack” him.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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