Updated / Tuesday, 20 Oct 2026 10:21
A man has been arrested in connection with the investigation into the death of a 56-year-old man, whose body was discovered in Co Cork last Thursday.
Paul O'Connor, who was from Ballyphehane in Cork, was found dead on a walkway near the River Blackwater, 2km from Mallow.
Gardaí are treating his death as murder.
It is believed Mr O'Connor had travelled from Kent Train Station in Cork city to Mallow Train Station last Wednesday, arriving there after 7.20pm.
Yesterday, a man in his 30s was arrested as part of the investigation.
He is being held at a garda station in the south of the country.
Gardai say investigations are ongoing.
Source: RTÉ News
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