Dogged detective work and specially trained cadaver dog key to Cork human remains find

Detectives are now trying to establish if the man was killed at Little Island, and his body transported to the Rostellan area where it was found

Gardaí inspected the area in a shallow channel, just a few yards off the main R630, and found human skeletal remains inside a large heavy canvas-style bag. Picture: Dan Linehan

Dogged detective work and a specialist cadaver dog trained to pick up the scent of death combined to help find the human remains which were dumped in a roadside ditch in East Cork.

While formal identification of the skeletal remains is awaited, DNA and dental records are expected to confirm within the next 48 hours that the remains are those of Kieran Quilligan, 47, who has been missing since last September.