GARDAÍ have confirmed they are treating the investigation into the death of a Co Clare woman with the same seriousness as a murder probe even though they cannot yet confirm what kind of investigation they are pursuing.

A POST-MORTEM examination will be carried out this morning on the body of a woman found washed up on a beach in Co Clare early yesterday.

Gardaí are treating the deaths of two sisters whose bodies were found on a beach as a tragic accident.

THE first earthquake in the west of Ireland since records began occurred in north Clare earlier this week.

The Irish Coast Guard were today searching for two bodies after a vehicle was believed to have entered the sea near Doolin in Co Clare.