Corkman accused of murdering Kieran Quilligan applying to High Court to be released on bail

Judge Mary Dorgan remanded Niall Long in continuing custody until March 12

The human remains of Kieran Quilligan were found at the bottom of an excavated ditch off the Midleton to Whitegate road. Picture: Dan Linehan

A 31-year-old man charged with murdering 47-year-old Kieran Quilligan — whose remains were found in East Cork after being reported missing last September — is applying to the High Court to be released on bail.

Niall Long appeared at Cork District Court on Tuesday by video link from prison. His solicitor, Shane Collins-Daly said that the application for bail was listed before the High Court in Dublin.