Property tycoon, Kevin McGeever, charged with falsely alleging he was kidnapped and held hostage after he vanished for eight months cannot afford to post bail, a court has been told.

A property tycoon who vanished for eight months has appeared in court charged with making false allegations he had been kidnapped and held hostage.

Gardaí in Galway investigating the murder of a man in the city last week, are continuing to question four people this morning.

An Irish property developer who alleged he was kidnapped and held captive for eight months made up the extraordinary story, it has been claimed today.

A property developer who was allegedly kidnapped for eight months has been released from plice custody.

Developer Kevin McGeever was being questioned last night by detectives after he was arrested on suspicion of wasting Garda time.

The grandson of Co Gaway pensioner Finbar Fahy has been charged with his murder.

GARDAÍ yesterday arrested a man in connection with the murder of 78-year-old Galway farmer, Finbar Fahy.

Gardaí have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the discovery of a cannabis-growing operation in Co Galway over the weekend.

A 40-year-old Galway man has appeared before Ennis District Court charged in connection with the siege in Gort almost three weeks ago.

A male holidaymaker may have been the victim of a caravan blaze earlier today, gardaí said.

A man has been arrested in Galway in connection with the discovery of a woman’s dead body in a house in Craughwell, near Loughrea in Co Galway this morning.

Charred human remains have been found in a burnt out mobile home on the Galway-Clare border.

Gardaí have seized a quantity of cannabis with an estimated street value of €80,000.