Gardaí Appeal for Witnesses Following Fatal Incident in Hollyhill

Gardaí are investigating a fatal incident in Hollyville, Hollyhill, Cork City, following a disturbance in the early hours of this morning that left a man in his 30s dead and another man arrested.

Emergency services attended the scene at Hollyville, Hollyhill shortly after 4:30am on Sunday, 16th November 2025, following reports of a disturbance involving two individuals.

A man aged in his 30s was taken to Cork University Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. A post-mortem examination will take place in due course, and the Office of the State Pathologist has been notified.

The scene remains preserved for technical examination.

A second man, aged in his 50s, was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in County Cork.

A Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed to lead the investigation from the incident room at Gurranabraher Garda Station. A Family Liaison Officer has also been assigned to support the family of the deceased.

Gardaí are appealing for anyone who was in the vicinity of Hollyville, Hollyhill between 3:30am and 4:30am this morning to come forward. Anyone with camera footage, including dashcam recordings from the area during this timeframe, is asked to make it available to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with information can contact Gurranabraher Garda Station on (021) 4946200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

Investigations are ongoing.