Garda files have been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions following the detention of a man and a woman in Limerick yesterday in connection with the murder of Francie Greene.

A body discovered on the banks of a river were tonight identified as a man missing for more than two months.

Tests are being carried out on the body of a man discovered yesterday in Co Clare.

Gardaí have released a man who was being questioned in connection with the disappearance of a 48-year old man in Limerick last year.