Body of missing Offaly teenager found in Limerick

Mark Casey (19) was last seen leaving a nightclub last weekend

The body of missing Offaly teenager Mark Casey has been found by Limerick Marine Search and Rescue.

Divers located the body in the Canal Bank area around 11.30am this morning, close to where the 19-year-old was last seen leaving a nightclub in the early hours of March 7th.

Originally from Killeigh in Tullamore, Mr Casey had been studying at NUI Galway.

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