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Emergency services were called to the scene at a hotel in Killarney, which is currently being used for direct provision, shortly after 8.30pm on Sunday.

Michael Kearns was reported missing from Kealkil in Cork on December 30.

The man reportedly fell down a flight of stairs and died on Christmas Eve

Jack is known to frequent the Dublin 1 area and was last seen on Christmas Day

"There’s been a lot of road deaths in the last couple of weeks. So, I’d just appeal to people to be a bit more careful on the roads”

Two years ago, 903 new safety camera zones were put into operation

In an update today, gardai confirmed that a post-mortem has been concluded but the results are not being released for operational reasons.

With today being St Stephen's Day, there are warnings that the morning after can be a particularly dangerous period for drink drivers. Gardai say this is reflected in the number of early-morning checkpoints they will be conducting in the run-up to the New Year.

A total of 158 people have died on Irish roads this year, figures from the gardai revealed