Gardai are looking for information after a man died following an assault in the early hours of this morning.
Officers are seeking to speak with anyone who may have been at a taxi rank waiting area on Church Street in Athlone, Co Westmeath between 2.15am and 3am on Saturday, August 13.
Anyone who provided assistance to the injured man is also asked to make contact with gardai, as well as any drivers who made their way through Church Street at the above times and who may have witnessed the incident.
Anyone with video footage or dash-cam is also requested to make this available to the investigation team.
Meanwhile, gardai are also looking to identify the owners of parked vehicles in the area.
Gardai can be contacted at Athlone Garda Station on 090 6492600, on the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or at any Garda Station.
Gardai added in a statement: "A post-mortem has been scheduled to place later today at Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe. The results of this post-mortem will determine the course of the investigation.
"No arrests have been made."
Gardai have since arrested two men as part of the investigation.
As part of an update on Saturday evening, they said: "Gardai investigating the fatal assault of a man in Athlone which occurred in the early hours of this morning have arrested two men under suspicion of assault.
"The men, one aged in his 30s and one in his late teens, are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Athlone Garda Station."
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