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Dublin Live
02-06-2025
- Dublin Live
Carlow shooting: Scene declared safe by bomb squad as gardai issue update
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info The scene of a fatal shooting incident at a Co Carlow supermarket has been declared safe after an examination by Irish army explosives officers, gardai have said. A man in his 20s died in the incident at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre on Sunday evening. Gardai responded at around 6.15pm after reports of several shots being fired at the Tesco store. It appears that the dead man's wounds were self-inflicted. The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit was called to the scene and specialist robots were deployed to examine the man's body and surrounding area. On Monday morning, gardai said the area had been declared safe. Taoiseach Micheal Martin, said he was 'deeply shocked and saddened' at the incident. One local councillor told how people ran terrified from the shopping centre in Carlow town as shots were fired. A girl sustained minor injuries in the incident but did not require hospital treatment. Gardai have said the man who died was a white Irish male. The scene remained cordoned off on Monday morning as both the Garda Technical Bureau and the Office of the State Pathologist conducted examinations. An incident room has been established at Carlow Garda Station, with a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) appointed to lead the investigation. Gardai said a family liaison officer was providing support to the dead man's family. Local Fine Gael councillor Fergal Browne said people in the town had been left terrified. 'People were obviously terrified, a bank holiday Sunday, going into town to do their shopping,' he told PA. 'People ran from the centre crying and upset. There was a bunch of foreign students in the area, who could not believe they were caught up in the middle of all of it. 'It's a busy spot. We launched a photographic exhibition there on Friday night in the shopping centre. It's very upsetting for everyone who was involved in it or who witnessed it.' Gardai have appealed for witnesses to come forward. They have also urged anyone who may have recorded footage of the incident not to share it on social media platforms or messaging apps, but instead provide it directly to the investigating team. Their full statement reads: "Gardaí in Carlow continue to investigate all circumstances surrounding the discharge of a firearm and the death of a man in his 20s following an incident at Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow, on Sunday, 1st June 2025. The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit has completed its examination and the area has been declared safe. "The scene remains cordoned off while both the Garda Technical Bureau and the Office of the State Pathologist conduct examinations. An update will be issued when cars parked within the cordon can be retrieved. "An incident room has been established at Carlow Garda Station, with a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) appointed to lead the investigation. A Family Liaison Officer is providing support to the deceased's family at this time. "Investigating Gardaí once again urge anyone who may have recorded footage of the incident not to share it on social media platforms or messaging apps, but instead to provide it directly to the investing team. Anyone present at Fairgreen Shopping Centre between approximately 6:00pm and 6:30pm yesterday evening is asked to contact the incident room at Carlow Garda Station. "Anyone with information is asked to contact Carlow Garda Station at 059-9136620 or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800-666-111. Investigations are ongoing." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Agriland
26-05-2025
- Agriland
Gardaí: Remains found on Kerry farm identified as Michael Gaine
Gardaí have confirmed that human remains found on a farm in Co. Kerry are those of missing farmer Michael Gaine. Michael Gaine, who was also known as Mike, was reported missing from his home near Kenmare on Friday, March 21, 2025. The 56-year-old suckler and sheep farmer was last seen in Kenmare town on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Remains Last weekend, gardaí confirmed that partial human remains had been found on lands owned by Michael Gaine in Carrig East, Kenmare. It is understood that the human tissue was discovered as slurry was being spread on fields close to the farmyard. Gardaí investigating the case declared a crime scene at the farmyard and along with some of the adjoining land. State pathologist Dr. Sally Anne Collis and forensic anthropologist Laureen Buckley, assisted by the Garda Technical Bureau, carried out preliminary examinations at the scene. Extensive search operations were also carried out, supported by local, regional, and national garda units, other emergency services and the Defence Forces. DNA analysis was required to carry out formal identification of the recovered human remains. Michael Gaine In a statement issued this evening, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána confirmed to Agriland: 'Human remains found at farmland at Carrig East, Kenmare have been identified as being the remains of Michael Gaine. 'Gardaí continue to appeal to the public for assistance in this investigation. 'The Garda investigation team can be contacted at Killarney Garda Station on 064 667 1160, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or speak with any member of An Garda Síochána.' CCTV image of Michael Gaine on the morning he was last seen Last Sunday (May 18), a man aged in his 50s, was arrested and detained on suspicion of the murder of Michael Gaine. He was released without charge the following day. On the day he was last seen, Michael Gaine bought phone credit in Centra, Kenmare at 9:48a.m before leaving in his bronze coloured RAV4 with registration 152 KY 366. This vehicle was found parked in Michael's farmyard, just off the N71 at Carrig East, Kenmare.
Irish Daily Mirror
21-05-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Taxpayers forking out hundreds a week for accommodation of Michael Gaine suspect
Taxpayers are forking out hundreds of euro a week to pay for the accommodation of the Michael Gaine suspect, it has emerged. As officers continue their probe into the murder of Kenmare farmer Mr Gaine, sources have told The Irish Mirror that the suspect is living in a flat paid for out of state coffers. "He is not paying for it himself, he is being given accommodation," a source told us last night. It's believed the accommodation is costing at least €250 a week. The suspect, who was living in the Kenmare area when Mr Gaine disappeared in March, recently moved away and was given accommodation in the Tralee area. He had been interacting with gardai and other agencies in recent weeks and he was put up in the accommodation when he left the Kenmare area. The man had previously been assessed as being vulnerable and sources tell us he required state aid, including the accommodation. "He has no money and is not in any state to pay for his own bed," a source said. He was in the accommodation when he was arrested by detectives from Killarney Garda Station and is understood to have been driven back to it when he was released without charge on Monday night. Gardai had the power to detain him for 24 hours and held him for the full period before releasing him without charge. Officers say the investigation is ongoing. Sources tell us that members of the Dublin-based Garda Technical Bureau are tonight still at Mr Gaine's farm in Carrig East, around 8km outside Killarney – five days after they were called to the scene. They were sent to the 1,000 acre farm after the dramatic discovery of partial human remains there on Friday afternoon. The discovery was made by neighbours who were spreading slurry – taken from a tank on Mr Gaine's farmyard – on his land. Pieces of remains got stuck in the spreader and when the neighbours examined them, they quickly called in gardai. That led to the farm being declared a crime scene – and being minutely searched by local gardai, the Technical Bureau, the Water Unit and even members of the Defence Forces engineers' specialist search team. Those searches were continuing on Wednesday. The dismembered remains that were found on Friday and over the weekend on at least two fields have all been taken away for analysis. But sources tell us forensics experts have briefed Garda investigators that the remains have been confirmed as being those of Mr Gaine. A Garda spokesman said there was no update on the formal identification on Wednesday evening.
South Wales Guardian
19-05-2025
- South Wales Guardian
Co Kerry community ‘want answers' over fate of farmer Mike Gaine
The 56-year-old was reported missing from his home near Kenmare on March 21. Following extensive searches over the last eight weeks, Irish police confirmed on Saturday that human remains had been discovered. State Pathologist Dr Sally Anne Collis and forensic anthropologist Laureen Buckley, assisted by the Garda Technical Bureau, carried out preliminary examinations in the area that gardai described as a crime scene. Work continued at the site on Sunday in a bid to recover further human remains. A Garda spokesperson said DNA analysis will be required to carry out formal identification of the recovered human remains. There have been extensive inquiries by gardai investigating Mr Gaine's disappearance over the last eight weeks, as well as a public plea for information issued by his wife, Janice Gaine and sister, Noreen O'Regan. On April 29, the investigation was reclassified as a homicide. On Sunday, Independent TD for Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae, said the local community in Kenmare wants answers. 'All we want is answers,' he told RTE's This Week programme. 'We want to know, and the family want to know. Mike was a very respectable, hardworking, genuine man, a great community person and a person that everybody liked. 'To think that somebody would have this type of event happen to them … we're all horrified. We're upset. It is not something that we're used to in any part of Ireland. But in this locality, we never had a situation like this before.' He added: 'This is a horrific time for the family, for the whole community, the extended friends, relatives and relations. But at the end of the day, at least now the team can work on the evidence that they have found. And we hope and earnestly pray that more answers can be found to all questions that the family and all of us have.'
Rhyl Journal
18-05-2025
- Rhyl Journal
Man arrested on suspicion of the murder of Co Kerry farmer Mike Gaine
The 56-year-old was reported missing from his home near Kenmare on March 21. Following extensive searches over the last eight weeks, Irish police confirmed on Saturday that human remains had been discovered. On Sunday afternoon, Irish police said a man, who is aged in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of murder. 'The male is being detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in Kerry Division,' a Garda spokesperson said. 'An Garda Siochana continue to carry out searches and technical examinations at lands at Carrig East, Kenmare, Co Kerry. 'The family of Michael Gaine have been informed of this arrest and An Garda Siochana continues to support Michael's family through a family liaison officer.' State Pathologist Dr Sally Anne Collis and forensic anthropologist Laureen Buckley, assisted by the Garda Technical Bureau, carried out preliminary examinations in the area that gardai described as a crime scene on Saturday. Work continued at the site on Sunday in a bid to recover further human remains. A Garda spokesperson said DNA analysis will be required to carry out formal identification of the recovered human remains. There have been extensive inquiries by gardai investigating Mr Gaine's disappearance over the last eight weeks, as well as a public plea for information issued by his wife, Janice Gaine and sister, Noreen O'Regan. On April 29, the investigation was reclassified as a homicide. The Garda spokesperson said officers are continuing to appeal for public assistance in this investigation. 'The Garda investigation team can be contacted at Killarney Garda Station on 064 667 1160, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or speak with any member of An Garda Siochana,' they said. On Sunday, Independent TD for Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae, said the local community in Kenmare wants answers. 'All we want is answers,' he told RTE's This Week programme. 'We want to know, and the family want to know. Mike was a very respectable, hardworking, genuine man, a great community person and a person that everybody liked. 'To think that somebody would have this type of event happen to them … we're all horrified. We're upset. It is not something that we're used to in any part of Ireland. But in this locality, we never had a situation like this before.' He added: 'This is a horrific time for the family, for the whole community, the extended friends, relatives and relations. But at the end of the day, at least now the team can work on the evidence that they have found. And we hope and earnestly pray that more answers can be found to all questions that the family and all of us have.'
