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Gardaí launch investigation after body of man discovered in house in Monaghan

A dead body of a man was discovered in a house in Co Monaghan on Saturday evening. (Niall Carson/PA)

Adrianna Wrona

Garda have launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered in a house in Co Monaghan on Saturday evening.

The remains were discovered at approximately 10pm at a property at Clones, Co Monaghan.

The body remains at the scene which is preserved for a technical examination due to take place today.

“Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in Clones, Co Monaghan on the night of Saturday, June 1,” a Garda spokesperson told the Irish Independent.

“A post-mortem examination will take place in due course.”

The results of the post-mortem will determine the course of the Garda investigation, gardaí confirmed.