On Sunday, gardaí announced they had arrested and were questioning a 50-year-old man on suspicions of the murder of Michael Gaine, who vanished in Co Kerry in March.
Mr Gaine’s farm was swarmed over the weekend by Garda forensic teams and detectives after human remains were discovered in slurry spread across the farm just outside Kenmare.
The suspect’s arrest was the first time anyone has been detained by gardaí since the investigation began.
What do gardaí now believe happened to Michael Gaine and has any other evidence been uncovered? And what happens next in this murder investigation?
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Today, on In The News, the disappearance of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine – a macabre discovery and a man arrested on suspicion of murder.
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Irish Times southern correspondent Barry Roche discusses last Friday’s shock discovery on the Gaine farm and what happens next, following Sunday’s arrest.
Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Declan Conlon.
