Latest: Gardaí 'keeping an open mind' after Waterford man found dead in his home

Latest: A man in his 70s found dead in a house in Waterford last night may have been overcome by fumes from material he had been burning.

Update 10.36am: A man in his 70s found dead in a house in Waterford last night may have been overcome by fumes from material he had been burning, writes Conor Kane.

A post-mortem is being carried out today on the body of the man who was found unconscious at his home at Connolly Place in Waterford city, shortly after 6pm.