A 20-year-old man is to appear before a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court this evening in connection with man’s death in the city overnight.
The body of Mr Simon Hoyne (31) from Tullaroan Co Kilkenny, was discovered in the early hours of the morning. It is believed he died during a street fight.
A Garda spokesman said Mr Hoyne was involved in a row with another man at around 3.00 a.m in John’s Green close to the city centre.
The scene was sealed off for most of the day. The Deputy State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, is carrying out a post mortem.