Scene sealed off in Clare in missing Carraroe man’s case

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Carraroe-native, Adrian Folan, have sealed off an area near the Cliffs of Moher. A Galway man in his 40s was arrested in Galway this morning in connection with the disappearance of Adrian Folan and is being detained at Millstreet Garda station. Gardaí are also carrying out searches at the Headford road as part of the investigation. According to reports today, Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Adrian Folan believe he may have been murdered by a person well-known to him. The 41-year-old was last seen alive in Athlone town around 20 to midnight last Thursday. Detectives had been probing whether his body had been dumped in the river Shannon outside Athlone following an assault. However this morning Gardaí investigating Mr. Folan's disappearance recovered a body in a quarry, 5 kilometres from Liscannor in Co. Clare. The body remains at the scene and officers are awaiting the arrival of the State Pathologist to conduct a preliminary examination. A man in his 40s was arrested by Gardaí investigating the case in Galway city today.