Body of Clare man who died violently 40 years ago to be exhumed as part of Garda probe

Pat Nugent, of Sixmilebridge, worked at Bunratty Castle when he was assaulted in the castle grounds in February 1984

Pat Nugent was 23 on the night he died after overseeing an event at the castle in honour of a local chef.

The body of a young man who died violently 40 years ago is to be exhumed on Tuesday as part of the Garda investigation into his death. 

Pat Nugent, a native of Sixmilebridge in Co Clare, was a catering manager in Bunratty Castle when he was assaulted by some means in the early morning of February 12, 1984, in the castle grounds.