Man in his 60s arrested over 1991 disappearance

Gardaí in Killarney have arrested and are questioning a man as part of the investigation into the abduction and disappearance of English man Charles Brooke Pickard at Castlecove, Co Kerry, on April 26, 1991.

The man arrested is in his late 60s and is understood to be from Belfast. He was arrested in the south-east of the country on Wednesday evening as part of a planned operation by gardaí.

He is being held at Killarney Garda Station under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939, which means he can be held for an initial period of up to three days.