Gardai investigate discovery of body in Clare

Gardaí in Co Clare are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose body was found in a field this afternoon.

Gardaí in Co Clare are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose body was found in a field this afternoon.

The man, believed to be in his 60s, was found by a farmer on his land at Ruan, Ennis. His death is being treated as suspicious.

The scene has been preserved for a technical examination.

A post-mortem on the man will be carried out tomorrow.

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