Post mortem due on body of woman who died in Clare

A post mortem is due to be carried out today on the body of a woman who died after being found unconscious in a Co Clare village yesterday.

The woman, who is believed to have been in her 40s, was found at a truck-testing centre in Clarecastle just before noon yesterday and died at around 5pm in Ennis General Hospital.

Gardaí are seeking help from the public in establishing her identity and tracing her family.

They say she had shoulder-length blonde hair and was wearing a long, black fur coat, black trousers and black shoes.