Gardaí call off search for missing Cork man after body found

Michael Kearns was last seen leaving his home in Kealkil at around 3pm last Friday in a Dublin-registered Peugeot van

Michael Kearns has been missing from his West Cork home since last Friday.

Gardaí have called off the search for Michael Kearns, who had been missing from West Cork since December 30, after a body was found on New Years Day.

Mr Kearns was last seen leaving his home in Kealkil at approximately 3pm last Friday in a 171D-registered white Peugeot Partner van.