A Cork man whose son died two years ago after a row outside a nightclub yesterday said he was prepared to lose his life to get justice for his son.
Mr Andrew Moynihan began a hunger strike outside Leinster House yesterday in a campaign for a public inquiry to be held into the death of his son, Adrian.
"My son went out for a night and was killed, but nobody was ever prosecuted. I'm going on hunger strike now until there is an inquiry into what happened to Adrian," he said.
"This has been brushed under the carpet and my family is not having it. If it means that my life is going to be lost because of it, so be it. I'm prepared to lose my life to get justice for my son," Mr Moynihan said.
Adrian Moynihan (23) died in March 2001 after a night out with friends, following an altercation with bouncers at Sidetrax nightclub on Grafton Street in Cork. At the inquest into his death last month, the assistant state pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy said she believed the Cork man died because of the way he was held down during the incident.
Video footage revealed that Adrian threw a punch at one of the bouncers after they refused to let him in, and that consequently two of them held him by his arms and forcibly moved him into the entrance of the club.
Despite two examinations by the Director of Public Prosecutions, no charges have been brought in the case.
Mr Moynihan is calling on the Minister for Justice to take a personal interest in the case.
"It's over two years since this happened and my family is at it's wits end. All we want is justice," said Mr Moynihan.