Name of dead woman released

Gardai in Carlow have named the 24-year-old woman whose body was discovered in an upstairs bedroom of a house at Green Road, …

Gardai in Carlow have named the 24-year-old woman whose body was discovered in an upstairs bedroom of a house at Green Road, Carlow, on Monday afternoon.

The woman was named as Ms Rita Brennan, a veterinary surgeon who had recently acquired a veterinary practice in Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny. She was a native of Graiguecullen, Co Carlow.

A post-mortem was carried out on Ms Brennan's body at Waterford Regional Hospital yesterday.