Irishman found dead in Philadelphia

Police in the US are investigating the death of an Irishman whose body was found in a Philadelphia bar.

Police in the US are investigating the death of an Irishman whose body was found in a Philadelphia bar.

The badly beaten body of Seamus O'Neill (60) was found wrapped in tarpaulin by his wife and brother in the basement of a bar on  Friday.

He had been missing since last Wednesday.

Mr O'Neill was originally from Belfast but had been working in a different bar in the city for a number of years.

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