A Garda investigation is underway into the discovery of a body on a beach in a North Clare.
Emergency services were alerted to the discovery near Fanore late last night.
The alarm was raised around 9 o’clock last night, after a body washed up on the shoreline at Trá Buí near Fanore.
Gardaí and Irish Coast Guard personnel from Doolin responded to the scene, while units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Ennis station were also requested to assist.
At the time, the nearest station in Ennistymon was closed, as part of an official dispute by retained firefighters nationally.
The body was recovered from the scene by Coast Guard volunteers and later removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem examination will be carried out.
A senior Garda spokesperson has confirmed that enquiries are now underway in an effort to formally identify the remains.
It’s known, however, that a person was reported missing in the vicinity of the Cliffs of Moher last week and searches had been taking place in the area since.
