Post mortem due on Clonmel body

The Deputy State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, is this afternoon conducting a post mortem on the body of a man found dead in a house in Clonmel.

The remains of the 49-year-old were discovered by a concerned relative at his home in the Cherrymount Estate in Clonmel last night.

It is thought the body could have been there for a number of days.

There was no sign of a break in but gardai are investigating all the circumstances of his death.