An 18-year-old man is due in court this morning in connection with the murder of Stephen Lyne in Co. Kerry last year.

THE family of a murdered Kerry teenager have said they are “very upset” by remarks made by a solicitor representing one of the main suspects in the case who died last week.

A 17-YEAR-OLD arrested yesterday by gardaí in Killarney, arising from a continuing investigation into the murder of another teenager in the town last June, has been released without charge.

Gardaí in Co Kerry have arrested a teenager this morning in connection with the murder of Stephen Lyne in Killarney earlier this year.

A 19-YEAR-OLD man arrested by gardaí in Killarney arising from an investigation into the murder of another teenager in the town was released without being charged.

A PRIEST yesterday pleaded for a change in people’s hearts to overcome the scourge of violence in Irish society, when he preached at the funeral Mass of a teenage murder victim.

The teenager who was stabbed to death in Co Kerry last week is due to be laid to rest today.

The funeral of a teenager who was killed in Co. Kerry earlier this week will take place tomorrow.

Garda investigations are continuing today into three separate violent deaths this week in Tipperary, Kerry and Dublin.

AS gardaí investigate three violent deaths in Kerry, Dublin and Tipperary, a call has been made on the Government to hold an emergency debate on spiralling lawlessness.

Detectives were tonight investigating the murder of a 17-year-old less than a quarter of a mile from his family home.