18/04/2011

Woman's Body Found In County Laoise

Gardai are continuing with their investigations after the discovery of a woman's body in County Laoise.

The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was found at a flat in Mountrath.

The alarm was raised shortly after 8pm on Friday.

A man in his 30s has been arrested in relation to the incident and is detained at Portlaoise Garda Station.

A crime scene examination will be carried out by the Garda Technical Bureau.

(BMcN/GK)

Related Irish News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

05 September 2016
Woman Dies After Being Hit By Car In Dublin
An elderly woman who was hit by a car in Dublin has died in hospital. The incident occurred on the Navan Road at around 8.15am on Sunday, 04 September. The driver of the car was arrested and taken to Finglas Garda Station. He has been released and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
10 October 2019
Body Of Missing Woman Frankie Devlin Found
Gardaí have reported that the body of Frankie Devlin was recovered on Wednesday 9 October. Ms Devlin (67) was reported missing on Saturday 5 October and a search operation had been ongoing. The discovery was made on the same day that garda had renewed an appeal for information on the whereabouts of Ms Devlin.
14 August 2009
Tests May Show Park Body Is Romanian
DNA tests are to be carried out after lines of inquiry have suggested the woman found stabbed to death in the Phoenix Park last week was a Romanian national. After a series of high profile appeals to the public, Gardaí have been given reason to believe the unidentified woman may be a Romanian woman who was living in Dublin for some time.
04 January 2019
Body Of A Woman Discovered At House In Co Donegal
An investigation has been launched into the death of a woman in Killygordon, Co Donegal. The body of a woman, aged in her 20s, was discovered at a house in the town in the early hours of this morning, Friday, 04 January. A post-mortem is due to be carried out which will determine the course of the investigation, garda have said.
10 May 2016
Garda Appeal For Information After Woman Found With Serious Injuries
Gardaí have appealed for information following the discovery of a woman with serious injuries in the early hours of Sunday, 08 May. The woman, aged in her 30s, was found suffering serious injuries at Lohunda Dale, Clonsilla, Dublin 15, at about 3:40am on Sunday morning.