Updates released in relation to Michael Gaine’s murder
22nd May 2025
A chainsaw was found on the farm owned by murdered farmer Michael Gaine, Gardaí confirmed.
Mr Gaine was reported missing from his home near Kenmare, Co. Kerry, on Friday, 21st March 2025.
At the end of last week, Gardaí officers found partial human remains.
The farmer’s body was supposed to be dismembered and dumped in a slurry tank. The tank was then emptied and spread across several fields, Belfast Live reported.
On Sunday,18th May, a man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of murder but he has since been released without a charge.
READ MORE: Man arrested in relation to murder of Irish farmer Michael Gaine
Chainsaw recovered
The Irish Times has just confirmed that Gardaí have recovered a chainsaw from Mr Gaine’s farmyard and have sent it for forensic analysis.
Investigators suspect that the chainsaw may have been used to dismember the farmer’s body after he was murdered at his farm.
Gardaí believe that Mr Gaine was killed near the cow shed in his farmyard at Carrig East soon after he was last seen at Whyte’s Centra Shop in Kenmare on 20th March, media reported.
READ MORE: Search continues for missing Irish farmer Michael Gaine
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