Man's body found in Co Kerry

Gardaí in Co Kerry are investigating the discovery of a man’s body.

Gardaí in Co Kerry are investigating the discovery of a man’s body.

The body was found at a waste-sorting facility outside Listowel at approximately 4pm today.

The scene has been preserved, and the State Pathologists’ Office has been notified. According to gardaí, a postmortem will be carried out tomorrow morning at Tralee General Hospital.

It has been reported workers at the facility found the body among waste that had been emptied from a truck that had earlier collected refuse from around Listowel.

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