Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances following the discovery of two bodies in Clare on Thursday afternoon.
Gardaí were called to a domestic residence in Killinaboy at approximately 2:30pm where a man and a woman (aged in their 50s), who are known to each other, were found deceased. Their bodies remain at the scene.
The scene is currently preserved for an examination by the Garda National Technical Bureau.
The Coroner has been notified. The services of the Office of the State Pathologist have been requested and a post mortem will be carried out in due course.
A Family Liaison Officer has been appointed to the family of the deceased.
A Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed and an Incident Room has been established at Ennis Garda Station.
Gardaí in Clare are appealing to anyone who may have information to contact them.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 684 8100 the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.