The Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster is due to carry out a post-mortem this afternoon on the body of a woman found at a rural house in Co Mayo yesterday evening.

A technical examination is underway at the house at Ballycurran near Glencorrib in South Mayo.

The woman, who is believed to be in her 40s, was found dead at the scene after the emergency services were called yesterday afternoon.

Her name has not yet been released.

Gardaí say they are keeping an open mind on the circumstances of her death.