Post-mortem due on Mayo native found dead in Longford

A POST-mortem examination is due to be held today on the body of a young man with Mayo connections which was found in a house in Longford over the weekend.

One of the avenues being explored by gardai is that the man, who was in his 20s, attended a house party on Friday.

The name of the dead man, who was brought up in the Ballyhaunis area but had been living in Longford for some time, has not been released.

Reports suggest that the alarm was raised after the body of the deceased was found in a house by friends.