Search for two men off Clare coast ends

Members of the public who helped the search for a four-wheel vehicle and two missing men at Doolin near the cliffs of Moher, …

Members of the public who helped the search for a four-wheel vehicle and two missing men at Doolin near the cliffs of Moher, Co Clare

The search for two men feared killed when their jeep plunged from cliffs into the Atlantic on the Clare coast has ended for the night.

The rescue team - which includes Navy divers and the Doolin Coast Guard - said today the unfavourable weather conditions was hampering the search for the missing men.

The body of a third man, found on a beach near Doolin village at 7am on Tuesday, has been identified as Martin Griffin, a carpenter (24) from Ennis.

It was confirmed yesterday that the postmortem carried out on Mr Griffin's body by assistant State pathologist Dr Michael Curtis showed he died of head injuries.