A former Workers Party member of Waterford Corporation and national vice-president of the party was found dead in his city centre apartment last night. Mr Martin O'Regan (49) resigned his council seat last Monday for health reasons.
Mr O'Regan was last seen on Monday evening near his Ballybricken home. He was first elected to Waterford Corporation in 1985. A spokesman for the Workers Party said the members were in a state of shock at the sudden death of a valued colleague.