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Adds the jury verdict, the life sentences imposed by Ms Justice Siobhan Lankford, the injuries and the family and garda statements at sentencing.

Reports the life sentences imposed on both convicted men, the victim impact statements, the judge's comments on the garda investigation, and that both men intend to appeal. Adds the convictions, the alleged motive, the weapon and the age of Luke Taylor and Niall Long.

Reports that Luke Taylor (27) was found guilty of murder on 24 October 2025, a day after Niall Long (33) was found guilty. Both were remanded in custody for sentencing on 29 October 2025.

Reports that Luke Taylor was found guilty of murder by a jury on 24 October 2025, a day after Niall Long was found guilty. Both men are remanded in custody for sentencing on 29 October and face mandatory life sentences. Adds prosecution account of the ambush and the alleged motive.

Niall Long has been found guilty of murder. The jury had not yet reached a verdict on co-accused Luke Taylor, who will resume deliberations the next morning. The article gives details of the prosecution's case, including the alleged ambush, the alleged motive and the evidence presented.

Reports that the jury has retired to consider verdicts in the murder trial of Luke Taylor and Niall Long. No verdict is given in this article, and it adds the trial's verdict options and the murder count's dates and location.

Adds evidence from the trial: the pathologist's findings on fractures, the lack of a determinable cause or time of death, the men's not guilty pleas, and garda evidence about phone messages. The trial was adjourned for the day before Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford.

Reports tributes and funeral details for Kieran Quilligan, and says arrests have been made in the case and are progressing. Does not say when he was killed or who was arrested.

Reports the court appearance of two co-accused charged with murdering Kieran Quilligan, including the charge details, arrest of Niall Long, the State's remand application, and Luke Taylor's arrest, charge and remand.

First report of the court appearance: two men charged with the murder, with details of the arrests, charges and remands.

First report of the charges against Niall Long and Luke Taylor, who are named here for the first time. No existing case in the list covers this incident.

Reports the charges and first court appearance of Niall Long and Luke Taylor, including the remand dates and the location where the remains were found.

Adds that Niall Long, 31, and Luke Taylor, 26, were charged and remanded in custody at Cork District Court, with the charge covering a date between 1 September 2023 and 29 January 2024.

First report of charges in this case. Adds the arrests, the court appearance, the postmortem findings, the sequence of events and the investigation.

Reports the arrest of two men on suspicion of murdering Kieran Quilligan, the discovery of his remains, and gardaí's account of how the killing was carried out. No existing case matches this incident.

Identifies the remains as Kieran Quilligan's, reports the arrests of two men on suspicion of murder, and gives gardaí's account of where the attack, killing and body disposal took place.

Reports the arrest of two men for questioning, the discovery of Quilligan's remains near Rostellan, and details of the investigation, including the suspected motive and the search for the car used.

Reports that two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, have been arrested and detained for questioning in relation to the murder, and that gardaí are continuing to appeal for information.

Reports that the remains are Kieran Quilligan's, that the probe is now a murder investigation led from Bridewell Garda station, that three suspects have been identified, and that sources say a heroin-related debt was the motive.

The article body contains only page template code, so the details come from the headline alone. It confirms that remains found in Cork were identified as missing Kieran Quilligan and that a murder investigation was launched.

Identifies the remains as Kieran Quilligan, reports the case has been upgraded to murder, and says three suspects have been identified. No arrests or charges are reported.

Confirms that the remains found near Rostellan are those of Kieran Quilligan, aged 47, and that a murder investigation has started. Gives post-mortem findings, the alleged abduction route through Cork city and Little Island, and a possible gang-related line of inquiry.

Confirms through DNA identification that the remains found on 29 January 2024 are Kieran Quilligan's, and says his death is now treated as murder. Gives the last-seen details from 1 September and the search history.

Garda update issued 4 February 2024. Two males were arrested on suspicion of murder and remanded in custody. The article gives no date for the murder itself; it says Quilligan was reported missing from his home since Friday evening, 1 September 2023.

Gives the victim's age and the missing-person report date, and states that two arrested men are expected to appear charged at Cork District Court on 6 February 2024.

Update (2) from garda.ie. One man in his 20s released without charge with a file to the DPP; a man in his 30s remains detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. The article does not state when the murder occurred.

Reports that three suspects have been identified, that Quilligan was attacked in the city centre, moved to Little Island and beaten to death there, and that his body was dumped near Whitegate. Formal identification of the remains was still awaited, and no arrests were reported.

Reports that gardaí are satisfied the remains are Kieran Quilligan's, that a DNA test is expected, that a murder probe is to be launched, and that gardaí believe he was murdered over a drugs debt. Gardaí have interviewed a man seen on CCTV with him, but he is not named as a suspect.

First report of the discovery of remains while searching for Kieran Quilligan, who was last seen on CCTV in Cork city on 1 September 2023. Remains were sent for post-mortem, and the cause of death has not yet been determined.

Reports that the body was found in east Cork, that Kieran Quilligan's identity is awaiting DNA confirmation, that remains showed foul play, and details of his disappearance and last sighting.

Remains were found on the Midleton to Whitegate road while searching for Kieran Quilligan, who was last seen on CCTV in Cork City on 1 September. Gardaí expect a murder investigation and a postmortem on Tuesday to confirm the identity and cause of death.