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11 Mar 2026

RIP: Cavan gardaí launch investigation after man's body found in residential property

Scene on Connolly Street, Cavan is currently preserved and a post-mortem examination will be carried out on the man in his 40s

RIP: Cavan gardaí launch investigation after man's body found in residential property

Scene on Connolly Street, Cavan is currently preserved and a post-mortem examination will be carried out on the man in his 40s

Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in Cavan town on Wednesday, March 11.

Shortly after 3am, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted when the body of a man in his 40s was discovered at a residential property on Connolly Street, Cavan.

He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Office of the State Pathologist and the local Coroner have been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.

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The scene is currently preserved for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.

The results of the post-mortem will assist Gardaí in determining the course of the investigation.

Investigations are ongoing.

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