Ireland Case No. 3760Murder · Co. Kerry · 20 Mar 2025
Murdered Kerry farmer Michael Gaine left €1.86m estate
Michael Gaine, 56, a Kerry farmer whose dismembered remains were found in a slurry spreader in May 2025 after he went missing in March 2025, left an estate valued at €1.86 million according to Probate Office records. Gardaí are still investigating his murder.
- Reported21 Feb
- Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
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- whatMichael Gaine was a murdered Kerry farmer whose remains were found in a slurry spreader. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe farmyard is part of the Gaine family property, a few kilometres from where Gaine and his wife lived at Carhoomeengar. (irishtimes.com)
- whenGaine was reported missing in March 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- whenGaine was last seen on CCTV buying mobile phone credit at a Centra shop in Kenmare on March 20th. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationLarge-scale searches of farmland over almost two months involved scores of gardaí, mountain search teams and Defence Forces personnel. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGaine left an estate valued at €1.86 million. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGardaí believe Gaine was killed on the day he went missing. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGaine is survived by his wife, Janice. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Feb2026Murdered Kerry farmer Michael Gaine left an estate of €1.86m
Provides the estate value of €1.86m, confirms the recorded date and place of death (Carrig East, 16 May 2025), and details of the search and discovery of remains.
victim, Michael Gaine, 56, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Gaine