A post mortem examination is due to take place on the body of a woman discovered in Castlerea.
The woman, believed to be in her late teens, was discovered at the rear of a property on Patrick Street earlier this morning.
The body has been removed to University Hospital Galway where a post-mortem will be carried out; the results of which will determine the course of the investigation.
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Shannonside FM understands that gardai are not believed to be treating the death as suspicious at this moment.