Two men have been sentenced to life for the murder of Kieran Quilligan, whose skeletal remains were found in a carrier bag in a County Cork ravine.

The 47-year-old was last seen alive on 1 September 2023. He had been missing for five months when his remains were found by gardaí (Irish police).

A post-mortem examination was unable to identify a cause of death but a pathologist established that he had been attacked with a hammer-like item and suffered multiple fractures.

Niall Long, 33, of St Michael's Close in Mahon in Cork and Luke Taylor, 27, of Cherry Lawn, Blackrock in Cork were both found guilty of Mr Quilligan's murder last week.