08/07/2014

Body Confirmed As Missing Galway Man

Gardaí have confirmed they have found the body of missing Galway man Adrian Folan.

Mr Folan had been missing since last Thursday, when he was last seen in Athlone.

Gardaí say that a body found in a disused quarry near the village of Liscannor in north Clare is that of Mr Folan, and that the death is being treated as suspicious.

A post-mortem is due to take place at University Hospital Limerick today.

(MH/CD)

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