Celtic Tiger developer found dead

High-profile property developer and publican Hugh O’Regan was found dead on the Wexford to Dublin road on Monday evening.

Garda sources say Mr O’Regan, 49, may have suffered a heart attack. There was no car at the scene and it appeared he had been walking northbound on the side of the N11 motorway.

Mr O’Regan was discovered at an area known as Kilmullin, near Newtownmountkennedy, at about 6.30pm.