Case No. 4258Death (undetermined) · Co. Kerry · 30 Jul 2025

Man in 60s arrested and released over death of Declan Wall in Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry

A man in his 60s was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, on 19 December 2025 in connection with the death of Declan Wall, a man in his 70s, who was found unresponsive outside a premises in Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry, in the early hours of 30 July 2025. He was released without charge and a file is to be prepared for the DPP.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested19 Dec
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatDeclan Wall was found unresponsive outside a premises in Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry, in the early hours of 30 July 2025 in unexplained circumstances. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHe was brought to University Hospital Tralee where he was pronounced dead hours later. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe State Pathologist and the county coroner were informed and a postmortem was carried out. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe cause of death was not released for operational reasons. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí detained a man in his 60s at a station in Kerry under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe man was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the DPP. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 19 Dec2025
    Man arrested in connection with death in Kilgarvan in July

    First report of the arrest in connection with the July 2025 death; suspect released without charge with file to DPP.

    victim, Declan Wall, 70s, male, irish (judged from name)Declan Wallsuspect, 60s, male