Gardaí are investigating the discovery of woman tied up and gagged in a house in Co Roscommon, who they believe had been there for at least a number of days.
Garda sources said the woman, who is in her 50s, was found at a house in Anvil Court at 1am today.
The investigating team are trying to establish if the incident is linked to the death of a man in a fall from the Cliffs of Moher in recent days.
A man in his 40s entered the water at the Cliffs of Moher before his body was recovered by Doolin coast guard at 4pm yesterday.
As part of their efforts to establish the man’s identity, gardaí went to the house at Anvil Court, where they unexpectedly found the woman.
She had been assaulted and tied up. The injured woman was known to the dead man.
The woman was taken to Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe for treatment. She is still receiving medical care.
One Garda source said she was not yet well enough to be interviewed by gardaí about her ordeal.
The house where she was found has been sealed off and is undergoing an examination by members of the Garda Technical Bureau.
The body taken from the water at the Cliffs of Moher have been taken to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick for a postmortem.
Garda investigations have begun into both matters.