Gardaí investigate death of Wexford publican

Gardaí are investigating the death of a Wexford publican whose body was found in the back yard of her premises yesterday afternoon…

Gardaí are investigating the death of a Wexford publican whose body was found in the back yard of her premises yesterday afternoon.

The woman - who was in her late 50s - was the proprietor of the Bridge Bar in Gorey.

Her body was brought to Wexford General Hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.

Gardaí believe she may have died of natural causes but have preserved the scene. A postmortem on the body is under way.

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