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First Court Appearance after 2006 Kilkenny murder

First Court Appearance after 2006 Kilkenny murder

A man is due in court later this morning in connection with the murder of a man in Kilkenny in 2006.

The suspect, in his 30s, is due before Carlow District Court at half ten.

44 year old Gerry Nolan was found dead following a fire in a mobile home in Deerpark near Castlecomer Co Kilkenny on July 24th 2006.

Five people, arrested at the time, were all released without charge.

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After a garda review into the case, it was upgraded to a murder investigation in 2015 and two further arrests were made but no charges followed.

Gerry Nolan's son, Christopher, also issued a television appeal when the murder inquiry was launched.

Today will be the first time someone has appeared in court in connection with this case.

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