Conviction of Niall Long for Kieran Quilligan Murder in Cork

Niall Long has been found guilty of the murder of 47-year-old Kieran Quilligan, whose skeletal remains were discovered in a carrier bag in County Cork after being missing for five months. The jury found that Quilligan was lured to his death by his co-accused, Luke Taylor, who denies the charge. The prosecution detailed that Quilligan was ambushed and severely assaulted with a hammer-like weapon, resulting in multiple bone fractures, and that the killing was motivated by a robbery of drugs earlier that day by Quilligan from Long. The body was initially taken to a laneway at Little Island and later moved to scrubland in East Cork where it was found by police using a cadaver dog. The jury will continue deliberations on the charge against Luke Taylor, with verdicts for the two men to be decided separately. This case highlights an extensive investigation involving 47 witnesses and hundreds of CCTV clips over a three-week trial period.