Bodies of elderly couple found in farmhouse

POST MORTEMS will be carried out this morning on the bodies of a husband and wife discovered at a remote farmhouse in Kilkenny yesterday.

The remains of the elderly couple’s dog were also found at the scene.

Gardaí found no indication of forced entry to the house in Kilmacar, Ballyragget, nor did they find any obvious sign of injury to the couple, believed to have been in their 60s.