Murder probe as man dies after assault

A MURDER investigation was underway in Limerick last night after 18-year-old Darren Coughlan was pronounced dead at the Mid-Western regional hospital.

Mr Coughlan, from Moyross was admitted to the hospital late on Friday night after he was assaulted at the old Cratloe road.

He was with a number of friends when a car pulled up and an argument occurred.

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