A man has been arrested after another man died following a suspected assault in Co Kerry in the early hours of this morning.
An investigation is under way after emergency services responded to a report of a man, aged in his 40s, who was found unresponsive and with serious injuries outside a house at An Caisleán Mór in Castleisland at around 12.30am.The offices of the State Pathologist has been informed and the man's body remains at the scene.It is believed he was known to the deceased man.
Fine Gael Councillor on Kerry County Council Bobby O'Connell said it was"absolutely devastating news for the town of Castleisland and indeed for the whole district. "The young man is very, very well known to the wider area. This is a very close knit community and for this to happen in a residential area in our town this morning is very traumatic for everybody concerned.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and the young man’s passing is very, very traumatic for this area."
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