Two due in court in connection with murder of Kieran Quilligan

Members of the Garda divisional crime scene investigation unit at the search site for Kieran Quilligan at Courtstown Industrial Estate, Little Island, Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

Two men are due in court on Tuesday, in connection with the murder of Kieran Quilligan whose remains were found in East Cork last week.

A man aged in his 20s and another aged in his 30s, arrested in recent days as part of this investigation, are expected to appear before a sitting of Cork District Court at Anglesea Street Courthouse on Tuesday morning, charged in connection with the case.

A murder investigation was launched following confirmation that the skeletal remains found dumped in a roadside ditch in East Cork were those of Kieran Quilligan.

A post-mortem confirmed that Mr Quilligan met a violent death.

The 47-year-old was last seen in Cork City on Friday, September 1 and was reported missing.