A 20- year old man who was abused as a child by a neighbour who threatened to slit the throats of his parents if he told, has been awarded €200,000 by the High Court.

Gardaí are treating the death of a 65-year-old woman whose body was found in a rural part of Co Limerick in suspicious circumstances as a tragic incident.

A post mortem is due to be carried out today on the body of a woman, found in Limerick yesterday.

A woman's body has been found in Co Limerick.