Gardaí in Drogheda, Co Louth are investigating the circumstances of the death of a woman in her 60s.
Shortly after 5am on Sunday gardaí and the ambulance service were called to a house in the Aston Village area of the town.
The woman was pronounced dead a short time later and her body remains at the scene.
The office of the State Pathologist has been notified and the scene is currently preserved.
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Gardai say the cause of death is currently unclear and the course of the Garda investigation will be determined the outcome of a post-mortem examination.