Man dies in roadside incident

A man from Renmore in Galway city died at the weekend after falling into a ditch.

A man from Renmore in Galway city died at the weekend after falling into a ditch.

It is believed that Frank Barrett (59) fell into the ditch while changing a tyre on his car on the Galway-Headford road at 1am on Saturday.

Gardaí in Galway say they are not treating his death as suspicious but have appealed for witnesses to the incident.

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