A relative of a 59-year-old businessman, killed in a suspected gas explosion, has called for sensors to be made available to emergency services to check if a trapped person is alive inside a building.

A clean-up operation will continue in Killarney today following a suspected gas explosion on Saturday morning.

Killarney is a lively place with a relaxed, holiday atmosphere at this time of year, as visitors enjoy themselves during the peak season.

A suspected gas explosion that rocked Killarney, Co Kerry, at 6.20am on Saturday claimed the life of a popular local businessman, further loss of life being avoided due to the early hour of the blast.

Gardaí are continuing their search for a man in his 50s following a gas explosion in Killarney earlier.

Concerns have been raised for the whereabouts of a man following a suspected gas explosion in Co Kerry today.

THE best goods, in small packages: the motto comes to mind when it comes to No 4, Glebe Gardens, in a Clonakilty oasis setting.

A 32-year-old man has been jailed for life for the murder of his girlfriend in Ennis over a year ago.