Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Farran, Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.
Emergency services and gardaí from Macroom were called to a house at 3.20am, where a man in his 30s was found unresponsive.
He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
The house is located between Ovens and Farnanes on the N22 Cork to Macroom Road. The scene has been preserved for a forensic examination.
The Office of the State Pathologist and the local coroner have been notified of the man’s death.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place later today at Cork University Hospital.
Gardaí say the results of the post-mortem will help determine the course of the investigation.