An investigation is under way in West Cork following the discovery of a man's body near his home Derreens, Dunmanway.
The man was aged in his late 50s.
His body was found close to his home at around noon today.
The area has been sealed off awaiting the arrival of the Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster.
The man's body remains at the scene.
The remains will be removed later to Cork University Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will take place.
