Maurice Boland was found guilty of murdering Cian Gallagher on December 12th this year

The jury of five women and seven men took five hours to reach their unanimous verdict

At the opening of the trial, prosecution counsel told the jury that CCTV footage shows the accused punching Mr Gallagher when the deceased had his hands up and was backing away.

Maurice 'Mossy' Boland (36) has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Cian Gallagher (26)

The barrister further stated that the jury would hear from the young men about their observations of the accuse

Maurice Boland (36), of Bridgeview Close, Tallow, Co Waterford, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Cian Gallagher at Barrack Street in Tallow