Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after a post-mortem confirmed that human remains discovered in Cork this week as those of missing person Kieran Quilligan.
Mr Quilligan, 47, was reported missing from Cork city centre on September 1 last year.
"The investigation has today, Thursday 1st February 2024, been upgraded to murder, and the investigation is being led by a Senior Investigation Officer from Bridewell Garda station, Cork."
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have any information on the murder of Kieran Quilligan to contact Bridewell Garda Station on (021) 494 3330, the Garda Confidential Line on (1800) 666 111 or any Garda Station.
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