Gardaì probe death of elderly woman in Mayo

A GARDA investigation is underway in Mayo into the death of an elderly woman earlier today.

Her body was discovered at her home in Bunree, Ballina, this morning.

It is understood she died from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a section of her home.

The remains of the deceased, aged in her 70s, were removed to Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar for a post-mortem examination.