Two children at home when woman suffered 'violent' death in Dublin

The body was found at a house in Raheny, Dublin 5, in the early hours of Thursday morning

A body is removed from a house in Raheny, Dublin, a body of a woman was discovered in the early hours of Thursday morning. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

A man, 50s, has been arrested after a woman's body was found at a house in Dublin.

Gardaí and the emergency services were called to the house in the Kilbarrack Road area in Raheny, just after 1am this morning.

The woman, 40s, is understood to have suffered a "violent" death. 

Two children were also in the house at the time of the incident, but were not harmed.

The scene is currently held and the Garda Technical Bureau will conduct an examination.

The body of the woman has now been removed to the city morgue for a post-mortem examination.

The man, aged in his 50s, was arrested at the house on suspicion of murder, and is known to the victim.

He is currently being held at a garda station in north Dublin. 

He can be questioned for up to 24 hours without charge.

Gardaí have been conducting door-to-door inquiries in the area as part of the investigation.