Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to collect information about how you use this site to improve our service to you. By not accepting cookies some elements of the site, such as video, will not work. Please visit our Cookie Policy page for more information on how we use cookies.

Update - Body Discovered Rahin Wood Co. Kildare 2nd September 2016

Gardaí at Leixlip are appealing for information following the discovery of a body of a male in Rahin Wood, Co. Kildare yesterday evening, 2nd September 2016. The location remains sealed off to facilitate an on going examination by members of the Garda Technical Bureau

 A post-mortem examination by the Assistant State Pathologist Dr. Bolster commenced this afternoon at Naas General Hospital and will continue tomorrow (4/9/2016). The process of identifying the deceased is on going.
A case conference was held at Leixlip Garda Station and an incident room has been established.
Speaking at Leixlip Garda Station this evening, Inspector Paul Dolan said ‘Investigating Gardaí are appealing for information and in particular to anyone who visited Rahin Wood near Carbury, Co. Kildare, during the month of August to come forward and contact the Incident Room at Leixlip Garda Station.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Leixlip Garda Station 01-6667800 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.
Further updates will follow.