Body taken from river thought to be teen

A body has been discovered by search teams looking for missing teenager James Sheehan.

The remains were recovered from the Avoca River in Arklow, Co Wicklow, last evening. The 18-year-old disappeared in the early hours of Sunday after a night out.

A Garda spokesman, who said the body had not been identified, thanked Boyne Fishermen River Rescue — who located the body — the Garda Water Unit, Civil Defence and the local community.