Bodies of two men found in Co Galway house

The bodies of two men were discovered in a house this morning on the Ennis Road in Gort, Co Galway.

The bodies of two men were discovered in a house this morning on the Ennis Road in Gort, Co Galway.

The men, both Brazilian nationals, were aged 44 and 27. The deaths are not being treated as suspicious.

The body of one of the men who died being taken from the house earlier today.
The body of one of the men who died being taken from the house earlier today.

It is understood the men died after being overcome by fumes from an oil burner in the house.

The alarm was raised when the nephew of one of the men discovered them shortly after 8.30am.

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A post mortem is expected later today.