He was last seen in a shop near Kenmare town on March 20th and gardai say there are people who know what happened to him.
Gardai will make a fresh appeal for information about the disappearance of a Kerry farmer later after upgrading the investigation to homicide.
Officers believe Michael Gaine who disappeared six weeks ago is dead.
He was last seen in a shop near Kenmare town on March 20th and gardai say there are people who know what happened to him.
Almost 130 witness statements have been taken as part of the investigation.

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