Body of man found in Donegal after house party

Gardaí have launched an investigation following the discovery of a man’s body in Co Donegal.

The body of the man was found at a house in Ballybofey on Saturday morning.

He has been named locally as James Devlin, who was originally from Glasgow but had lived in the area for a number of years.

It is understood Mr Devlin, who was aged 35, had been at a house party at the house earlier in the evening.

The house at Cappry, Ballybofey, has been sealed off and a full Garda investigation has been launched.

The man’s body was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for a postmortem, which is expected to take place on Monday.

A Garda spokesman confirmed a body was found at Cappry, Ballybofey, at 9am on Saturday and removed to Letterkenny University Hospital.

A spokesman for the Garda Press Office said the results of that postmortem would determine the direction their investigation will take.

The man’s family, based in Scotland, has been made aware of his death.

A fundraising campaign has been launched to bring his remains back to Scotland once the Garda investigation has been completed.

Property in Ballybofey sealed off as inquiry launched into death of James Devlin (35)