Gardaí probe 'unexplained death' in North Cork

It is believed at this point that the investigation may be upgraded, depending upon the results of the post-mortem, to a murder investigation

The house at O’Brien Tce, Buttevant where a man’s body was found. Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

Gardaí are investigating what sources have said is an "unexplained" death after the body of a man in his 60s was discovered in North Cork.

Paramedics were called to a house in Buttevant on Thursday evening, and upon arrival, they alerted gardaí that a 61-year-old man had died.