Body discovered in laneway in Co Donegal

Gardai have launched an investigation after a body was discovered in Co Donegal (Brian Morrison/PA)

Gardai are investigating the discovery of a body in unexplained circumstances in County Donegal.

At approximately 7:30pm on Friday, the body of a man in his 50s was discovered lying in a laneway behind a row of houses in the vicinity of Knockalla Drive in Buncrana.