A Garda investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body in West Clare.
Emergency services were alerted at around 10 o’clock this morning.
The alarm was raised at around 10 o’clock this morning, after the body of a man, believed to be in his early 60s, was discovered in the Ennis Road area of Kilrush.
Emergency services, including the Kilkee unit of the Irish Coast Guard, the Kilrush Fire Service, Ambulance and Gardaí were dispatched to the area, along with the Unmanned Arial System (AUS) Team from Doolin.
The scene was sealed off, pending a forensic examination and the body has since been removed to University Hospital Limerick for a post-mortem examination.
Gardaí are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the man’s death, with a senior spokesperson telling Clare FM that while the probe is in its early stages, foul play is not suspected at this time.
