Man, 40s, dies after being found unconscious in Cork housing estate

Results from the post-mortem will assist Gardaí in determining the course of the investigation.

The scene at Ballinsheeen Court, Mahon, Cork where a man was found unconscious and later died in hospital. Picture Dan Linehan

A man in his 40s has died after he was found unconscious in a housing estate in the Mahon area of Cork City today.

"Gardaí and emergency services were alerted shortly after 8.30am after a man in his 40s was discovered unconscious in the Ballinsheen Court housing estate in Mahon," said a garda spokesperson.