Human remains found at farmland in County Kerry have been identified as being those of missing farmer Michael Gaine.
Mr Gaine, 56, had been missing for more than eight weeks and he was initially treated as a missing persons case before it was upgraded to a homicide.
The confirmation comes nine days after human tissue was discovered in fields on Mr Gaine’s farm, near Kenmare.
The discovery led to the farmyard and several fields being sealed off and declared a crime scene.
Since then, the area has been searched by specialist teams, including members of the Garda (Irish police) Technical Bureau, assisted by local garda search teams and the Irish Defence Forces.
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