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23 Sept 2025

Second man arrested over fatal assault in Kerry released

A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions

Second man arrested over fatal assault in Kerry released

A MAN, aged in his 20s, who was arrested as part of the investigation into the fatal assault of a man in Knockanure, County Kerry, in the early hours of Monday morning has been released without charge.

"A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions," said a garda spokesperson this Wednesday.

READ MORE: Limerick man charged over fatal assault in Kerry

Knockanure is located only a couple of miles from the Kerry / Limerick border. The deceased has been named locally as Gerard Kennelly, aged in his 40s.

A Limerick man, aged in his 30s, was charged in relation to the fatal assault of MrKennelly at a special sitting of Listowel District Court on Tuesday evening.

Mr Kennelly of Gortdromagowna, Knockanure was a father-of-one.

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