Successful businessman Aidan Moffitt loved his family, horse-racing and his friends but it was his kindness that marked him above all else, mourners told

Victim of horror killing remembered as 'gentle, sensitive, caring, compassionate' person 

Yousef Palani has been charged with murdering the men in their Sligo homes.

In Dublin, a large crowd assembled at the gates of the Dail parliament to hear speeches in tribute

We’ve heard in these last few days three tragic stories of homophobia in this country, and these are only the ones that we know

The vigil in Sligo for the two men killed in their homes was just one of 11 held in towns and cities across the country

LGBT Ireland said it has been a dark week for the LGBTI+ community in Ireland.

Limerick councillor Conor Sheehan says Ireland still has a very real and dangerous culture of homophobia

A third charge of assaulting Mr Anthony Burke was proffered against the accused.

The Taoiseach said that the Government will do all it can to stamp out hate-motivated crimes and said that legislation will be brought by Justice Minister Helen McEntee.

The man will appear before Sligo District Court this afternoon.

Proliferation of hate, extremism and misinformation that is online is having 'real world' consequences, LGBT activist says

If we want to ensure society is safe for the next generation, we need to stamp out the hate that resides within this generation

Two horrific murders just over 24 hours apart, potentially linked, have left the people of Sligo town reeling.  Communities now grieving for neighbours, savagely killed, in similar and shocking circumstances.

Gardaí believe the mutilation and murder of two single men in Sligo within two days — Aidan Moffitt, 42, and Michael Snee, 58, — may not have been the perpetrator’s first attempts at violent assaults

HIV Ireland also advised people to ensure they keep their phone and GPS on and share their live location with a friend.

Gardaí are expected to probe whether there is a homophobic link to the murders and a separate attack in the town

Speaking on her way out of Cabinet, Ms McEntee offered her condolences to the families  of the two men brutally killed in Sligo this week

Gardaí are now conducting separate murder investigations into the deaths of Mr Snee and Mr Moffitt.

Locals had last evening put framed photos of the victim upon a table beside a candle at the entrance to The Village Inn pub

Gardaí said the results of a post-mortem examination would determine the course of their investigation

The body of the man, aged in his 30s, remains at the scene this evening.