Eoghan Dalton
John Butler's daughter Katilyn said she wanted her father to be remembered as a man who "everybody in the community loved".
The older man was found just outside the hallway of his house in Portlaw, following a row with his son Stephen, and was later pronounced dead at University Hospital Waterford.
He was originally from Carrick-On-Suir in Co Tipperary but had been working and living in Portlaw for a number of years, where he worked in the Dr Martin Day Centre in Portlaw and was a member of the local men’s shed.
"I don't want how he died or anything like that to be [how he's] remembered," Ms Butler said.
"I just want people to have love and respect for my dad as they would have beforehand," the 19-year-old added.
"He loved his life. He had his dogs, he betted and enjoyed his pints on the weekend, it was a simple life but he loved it and I want people to remember that.
She added that the manslaughter verdict was "the best outcome for my brother but no matter what happened it was never going to make anything easier for anyone" in their family.
While Stephen and Katilyn Butler had "minimal contact" prior to the trial, this changed once it got underway.
Ms Butler said she was "very angry at my brother" which she accepts were her "own personal feelings from losing my dad so I took my anger out on him".
She continued: "As soon as the trial started I realised it was still the same old brother that I had three years ago, it made me sad looking at him sitting there.
"I knew he didn't deserve to be there, so from then on I'd decide every now and then go up and see how he was doing and I gave him a hug - the first hug in a long time."
Closure
She said other family members will be able to move on with their life with the closure of the trial and she hopes her brother Stephen can do the same with his.
Obviously the best outcome for my brother but no matter what happened it was never going to make anything easier for anyone.
While two members of John Butler's family and his ex-wife Liza Kelly's family were allowed into the court for the trial, Katilyn Butler had tried to remain in the court at all times.
"I don't really want to live my whole life wondering what exactly happened to my dad, anytime I met up with the gardaí they couldn't disclose any information because they didn't want it to affect the trial, so I was afraid of living my life not knowing how my dad died.
"I'm happy now knowing it wasn't intended on my brother's behalf, it was tragic what ended up happening but I have comfort knowing it wasn't meant to end that way. "
She commended gardaí for their support for the family and their handling of her brother in interviews shown to the court, the final of which concluded with Det. Garda Paul O'Flynn reassured Stephen Butler that he was a "decent guy" and thanked him for his cooperation with gardaí.
"Seeing the videos, my brother was well looked after and we were well looked after."
Pic credit: Eoghan Dalton
