A man has been released from garda custody following his arrest over the death of a man in Co Louth early this morning.

The results of a post mortem examination carried out this afternoon reveal that foul play did not play a part in the death of the 29-year-old man.

Officers responded to a call at a house in the Oaklawns area at around 3.45am, where emergency services were attending to a man.

He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

A 27-year-old man was arrested and brought to Dundalk Garda station for questioning. He has now been released without charge.

Originally posted at 10.35am