Man found dead in Athlone town with head injuries

The Deputy State Pathologist has visited the scene where the body of a man in his 50s was discovered in Athlone, Co Westmeath earlier today.

It is believed the man, who has yet to be identified, suffered serious head injuries.

The Deputy State Pathologist, Ms Marie Cassidy has carried out an examination of the scene and the man's body has been brought to the Longford/Westmeath hospital where a full post mortem will take place.

The discovery was made near the library in the town on the western shore of the Shannon.

The body of the man, understood to be in his fifties, was lying in an underpass used by pedestrians and it was a passing pedestrian who raised the alarm at 8.10 a.m.