Gardaí have confirmed partial human remains have been found in Kerry during a search for missing man Michael Gaine.
They have been searching lands in Carrig East near his farmyard where a crime scene was declared.
The 56 year-old was reported missing from his home near Kenmare on Friday the 21st of March.
Searches are ongoing to recover any further human remains, after the State Pathologist carried out preliminary examinations at the scene yesterday.
Kerry TD and Junior Agriculture Minister Michael Healy Rae hopes there will be a breakthrough in the case.