A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the discovery of the body of a pensioner in Co Kerry.
Patrick O'Mahony Snr, aged in his 80s, was found dead outside his home in Castlemaine on Sunday morning with suspected gunshot wounds.
A postmortem examination is expected to be carried out at University Hospital Kerry, while the arrested man is being questioned at a Garda station in the county.
Gardaí said an incident room has been established at Tralee Garda Station, and a senior investigating officer has been appointed to the case. A Garda Family Liaison Officer is in contact with the family.
Sources told the Irish Examiner that Mr O'Mahony had been retired for some time, but had still been active in his community.
Independent TD Michael Healy Rae was a close friend of Mr O'Mahony, and said he was very popular in the local community.
"We here in the local area are very shocked and saddened at the sudden death of Paddy O'Mahony," Mr Healy Rae told Newstalk radio.
"[Mr O'Mahony] was a very good friend to all of us, a great local historian, a very experienced man at his trade for many years. A very popular man who was involved in all aspects of the community."
Other tributes have been paid to Mr O’Mahony, who once owned and operated a shooting range and gun supply business.
A local who has known the O’Mahony family all his life told the Irish Examiner that the late pensioner “was a character”.
“Guns were his life. He was a gun enthusiast all his life. People came from all over the country to the shooting range.
“His son took over the shooting range when Paddy retired. He was a sound man, a good neighbour. Everyone got on with him.”
