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GARDAÍ HAVE SET up in a series of checkpoints as the investigation into the death of Kenneth O’Brien intensifies.
A renewed appeal for information has been issued this evening, and in particular for members of the public living in the area close to where the man’s body was discovered to check for unusual activity.
The body of the 33-year-old Dublin man was discovered in the Grand Canal in the Ardclough area on Saturday, 16 January.
A statement from gardaí asked those living in the area to check if a room or equipment on their premises was disturbed or in anyway different than when they left.
“Did you as an employee or employer notice anything different in your premises?” the statement read.
It added:
A series of check points will be carried out this evening in the Ardclough area as part of our ongoing investigations where an opportunity will be provided for persons who visit or use the area to meet gardaí and provide information if they so wish.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room at Leixlip Garda Station 01 666 7800.
Hardly the best idea to tell everyone there will be checkpoints
Ye well done Luka Modric telling everybody.
The only reason I would think would be to flush out the rats
Some of the comments here are a bit ill thought out no? The guy died in the worst way possible and the way he was found. Awful. Have a bit of respect. Certainly wouldn’t like it if I was a member of his family or one of his friends and seeing certain comments.
In fairness,the Garda have a good rate of murder detection..the sheer callousness of the murder and the treatment of the corpse must shock even the most hardened officer..hope they find those responsible..
Quick question, why is theJournal allowing comments on a high profile ongoing national murder investigation….yet disables same comments in similar murder investigations in other far flung places???? Mad policies it would seem.
Phone records solve most of these modern day murders
I smell a Paul Williams book coming.
Who is Luka modric irishstoner??
Only the best sheriff in all the land
Plays for Real Madrid looks like Gayle Platt and the guy who wrote this article
lol
I hope the Garda do have leads and are just keeping them under wraps because this is starting to get embarrassing
How embarrassing? I think they have done very good will so little evidence or information so far. Give our gardai some credit.
It’s only been a week ! Give the gardai a chance .
Manitowoc police dept would have this solved long ago !!
A checkpoint!?? Things must be getting really serious if they’re setting up a checkpoint.
There seems to be absolute determination to solve this horrendous crime. They HAVE to have info that’s not out in the public domain, but it does’nt appear that it’s any nearer to any real break through.
Comments are disabled when it’s going through criminal proceedings i.e. court case I reckon but as it’s not at that stage yet I guess that’s why comments are still open.
Putin PROBABLY APPROVED this murder.
have your say