Gardaí identify remains found 25 years ago as those of missing Limerick man

Denis Walsh was last seen on March 9, 1996. His remains have finally been identified, a quarter of a century later.

Limerick man Denis Walsh, Caherdavin, Limerick who had been missing since 1996. A body found over 25 years ago has been identified recently as Denis Walsh jr. Photo: Liam Burke Press 22

The family of a Limerick man, who was missing for the past 25 years, have been informed by gardaí that his human remains were actually discovered in 1996, a few weeks after he disappeared.

The remains were identified in recent days, some two-and-a-half decades later.