Gardaí are continuing their search for a potential weapon and other clues as part of their investigation into the disappearance and homicide of Michael Gaine.
The 56-year-old went missing in March and the following month Gardaí announced they were upgrading their investigation to a homicide probe.
Last week, human remains were discovered on his farm near Kenmare in County Kerry;
A man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of murder but has since been released.
Although Mr Gaine's farm was searched by Gardaí following his disappearance, officials have since returned in the hope of uncovering further clues.
On The Pat Kenny Show, Radio Kerry presenter Jerry O’Sullivan said there was a “lot of activity going on there”.
“All day yesterday, it struck me observing the number of personnel arriving and the frenetic nature of the work on the site, it was almost the busiest day so far,” he said.
“Certainly the busiest day since this whole thing restarted in its intensity on Friday with that initial discovery.
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“We’re here now Wednesday, Tuesday was a very busy day and there was Army personnel from the specialist engineering section of the Defence Forces from Collins Barracks in Cork.
“They were working in one area of the site; close by a number of excavators who were lifting and sifting through and shaking out mounds of soil and other material.
“Then the Army personnel were very closely examining and sifting through all of that.”
The last known footage of Michael Gaine.Numerous Gardaí have also been drafted in to help with the search, while specialist equipment is also being used.
“At stages, people would stop,” Mr O’Sullivan said.
“A photograph would be taken; anything of interest that was found was catalogued - so, a lot of intense and precise work was going on.
“Then there were members of the technical teams of An Garda Síochána who were inside the farmshed of Mike Gaine and also at other sites in and around the farmyard who were doing their own work.
“There were numbers arriving all the time - you got the impression it actually resembled a very busy construction site.”
Gardaí at the scene in Carrig East, Kenmare. Picture by: Alamy.com.Mr O’Sullivan added that it is understood that Gardaí are also looking for a “suspected murder weapon” that will help with their investigation.
“Or perhaps, maybe implements that have been used in relation to what might have happened to Mike Gaine,” he said.
“I’m conscious as well in talking about that the family of Mike Gaine and the local area are watching on and listening on - and they must be very affected by all of this.
“But that work is continuing; it has to be done and they’re searching in earnest for anything like that.”
Anyone with any information has been asked to contact Killarney Garda Station.
Main image: Gardaí on Mr Gaine's farm in Carrig East. Picture by: Alamy.com.
