A 26-year-old man has been charged with the killings of a mother and daughter in Killorglin, Co Kerry.

A man in his mid 20s is due to appear before a special sitting of Killarney District Court this evening charged in relation to the murder of 27-year-old Jolanta Lubiene and her 8-year-old daughter Enrika.

Gardaí questioning a 26-year-old man in connection with a double murder are hoping for a breakthrough in a case that has shocked the country.

A man in his 40s who was being questioned by gardaí in connection with the murder of a mother and her young daughter in Co Kerry has been released without charge.

Gardaí believe the public hold vital information on last week’s double murder in Kerry, writes Donal Hickey

Investigations are continuing this morning into the double murder of a mother and daughter in Kerry.

A cuddly white teddy, a bunch of flowers, a framed photograph of a mother and daughter happy together, and a candle lamp — symbols of a family’s love for two people savagely murdered.

A double murder investigation involving more than 50 gardaí got under way in Killorglin, Co Kerry, after autopsies confirmed a Lithuanian woman and her young daughter had died violently.

Gardai have formally upgraded their investigation into the deaths of a mother and daughter in Killorglin, Co. Kerry to murder.

Gardaí are carrying out house-to-house inquiries in Co Kerry following the discovery of the bodies of a young mother and daugher in a house in Killorglin on Sunday.