Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 43-year-old man whose body was found in a house in Dunmanway in West Cork yesterday evening.

Gardaí were alerted when a Polish national returned to his home in the town at around 8.50pm and found the body of his brother in an upstairs bedroom.

An examination of the scene was carried out, before the body was removed late last night to Cork University Hospital.

A garda source says they are keeping an open mind on the case however they have requested the services of the State Pathologist's office, as a precautionary measure.

Assistant State Pathologist, Dr Margaret Bolster is due to carry out a post-mortem which, it's hoped, will establish the cause of death.