The deputy State pathologist, Dr Maria Cassidy, will travel to Galway this morning following the discovery of a woman's body in the city last night.
Gardai are treating the death of the 40-year-old woman, whose body was found in a flat in Salthill, as "suspicious".
The discovery was made by residents in an adjoining apartment shortly before 11 p.m. It is believed the woman worked in the catering industry.