The daughter of a man murdered, possibly with a hammer, in an attack where the motive is unknown, yesterday appealed for the public’s help.

A hammer may have been the weapon used in the murder of a man in mid-Kerry five years ago.

The national chairwoman of the Federation for Victim Assistance has said the trial of a 28-year-old Lithuanian man found guilty of murdering a mother and daughter was the most difficult she had attended in 20 years.

A 29-year-old man was still being questioned by gardaí last night in connection with a murder in Kerry more than two years ago.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a 58-year-old man near Killorglin, Co Kerry, two years ago are convinced locals have information vital to the probe but have not come forward.

Two people were still being questioned last night by gardaí in connection with the murder of a 58-year-old man near Killorglin, Co Kerry, more than a year ago.

Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a man in Co Kerry last year.

The daughter of a 58-year-old murder victim has issued an emotional, pre-Christmas plea for information that could lead to the arrest of his killer or killers.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a 58-year-old Kerryman believe people with valuable information have not yet come forward.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a 58-year-old father-of-two whose battered body was discovered after a fire at his home last month, are convinced there was local involvement in the killing.

The son of an electrician beaten and left to die in his burning home has told how his father was one of the gentlest people he has ever known.

The father of two murdered at his home in Kerry had told friends he was concerned about his safety in the weeks leading up to his brutal death.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a 58-year-old man have assured locals in Killorglin, Co Kerry, there was no need for public alarm on personal safety.

Gardaí probing the suspicious death of a 58-year-old man, whose body was discovered after a fire at his home in the early hours of last Thursday, are attempting to piece together his last movements.

Gardaí are expected to launch a murder investigation after a post mortem examination carried out on the body of man in Co. Kerry found that he had sustained a number of injuries.

Gardaí investigating the death of a man in a house fire in a rural parish are not treating the matter as suspicious.