LATEST: Gardai issue major update following death of elderly man earlier this year
The update follows the incident which occurred on July 30 when the man (70s) was found unresponsive before subsequently passing away in hospital
Gardaí have issued an update in the case where a man in his 70s was found unresponsive outside a premises on Church Street in Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, and later pronounced deceased.
A man in his 60s was arrested on Friday, December 19, in connection with the incident.
The incident occurred at approximately 4.00am on Wednesday, July 30, when Gardaí were notified that a man in his 70s had been brought to University Hospital Kerry in Tralee after being found unresponsive outside a premises on Church Street in Kilgarvan.
He later passed away in hospital.
The man arrested was detained at a Garda station in Co. Kerry under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, and has since been released without charge.
Gardaí have confirmed that a file will be prepared for submission to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.