Gardaí investigate after man’s body found at Louth house

Gardaí say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man's body at the back of a house in an estate in Dunleer, Co Louth.

The body of the man, who was aged 27, was found by an occupant of the house at about 9am on Tuesday.

Gardaí have carried out a technical examination of the scene.

A postmortem was being carried out by the State pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda on Tuesday.

The outcome of the post mortem will determine the next stage of the Garda investigation.