Man arrested in connection with murder of Dubliner in 2005

Remains of victim were discovered in wooded area in Hollywood, Co Wicklow

The arrested man was being detained at a Garda station in the eastern region.
The arrested man was being detained at a Garda station in the eastern region.

Gardaí investigating the murder of Eoin McCarthy (27), whose remains were found in Hollywood, Co Wicklow, in November 2005, have arrested a man.

The remains of McCarthy, of Ashwood Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, were discovered in a wooded area of Ballinagee, Hollywood.

Investigating gardaí arrested a man aged in his 40s on Wednesday evening.

He was being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act at a Garda station in the eastern region.

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Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien is an Irish Times journalist