UPDATE: Woman found dead in Galway was resident at local IPAS centre

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Gardaí said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident which happened on the outskirts of Clifden

The woman whose body was discovered by Gardaí on the outskirts of the town of Clifden early on Thursday is understood to have been a resident of a nearby IPAS Centre.

A man – who sources have confirmed was known to the woman – was arrested by gardaí after the discovered of the body of the woman in her thirties near the emergency residential premises in Clifden.

Gardaí said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident and a spokesperson confirmed that they were following a definite line of enquiry – and they emphasised that the incident did not occur inside an emergency residential premises.

Gardaí had been called out to premises when they discovered the woman’s body at a nearby location. A man who is also in his thirties was arrested under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 and is currently receiving medical treatment.

Gardaí said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident and a spokesperson confirmed that they were following a definite line of enquiry – and they emphasised that the incident did not occur inside an emergency residential premises.

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