Investigations are underway after a 25-year-old Dublin woman was found dead in a flat she shared in Singapore.

Montessori teacher from Clontarf, Orla Daly, was discovered by a friend in the early hours of Wednesday morning. She had been living in the city and teaching English to young students during the summer.

She had been living for a number of months in the Queensland area of the city.

The Department of Foreign Affairs say they are aware of the incident.

Orla (right) & her sister Aisling

They are offering assistance to her family, who are believed to have flown out to Singapore yesterday.

It is understood the up-and-coming DJ may have died in her sleep. 

Daly was living in Queensland area of Singapore

Tributes have also been paid to the 25-year-old online, with her sister Aisling posting a photo of the two of them on Facebook.

Under it, one person commented "So so sorry Aisling, RIP Orla xxxx"