GARDAÍ launched a murder inquiry yesterday in Westmeath after a postmortem revealed a man died of serious internal injuries.

Gardaí now say the young man whose body was found in a camper van in Co Westmeath was murdered.

A preliminary post mortem has been carried on the body of a man in his 20s, found in Co Westmeath in the early hours of the morning.

Gardaí in Westmeath have arrested a man in his late 20s following the discovery of a body in a camper van in Collinstown early today.

A man has drowned in a boating accident in Co Westmeath.

FARM and domestic waste that contributed to an algae build-up yesterday cost several inland bathing spots Blue Flag status.