Search for missing Cork man Kieran Quilligan in Little Island halted 

Kieran Quilligan, 47, was last seen entering St Finbarr’s Place, next to St Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork city on September 1

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

An extensive search for a missing Cork man which involved draining slurry pits and combing farmland and coastline for clues has been halted though the investigation continues.

Kieran Quilligan, 47, was last seen on CCTV entering St Finbarr’s Place, next to St Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork city on September 1 but he could not be seen leaving, gardaí said.