A man has died after getting into difficulty on the River Suir.

Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to an incident where a male encountered difficulty in the water in the Carrick-On-Suir area on Tuesday, July 1st, at around 8:30 pm.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has since been recovered from the river..

Investigations are ongoing.

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