A body feared to be that of a missing Dublin woman has been recovered near Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Winifred (Winnie) Brady (59) was visiting the pilgrimage town last September when she disappeared.
The body was discovered less than three kilometres from the hotel where Mrs Brady was last seen.
Mrs Brady's husband Stephen is travelling to Bosnia today to identify the body.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said it had been notified of the discovery yesterday and a member of staff is was travelling to Medjugorje from Ljublijana. She added that an autopsy will be carried out, the results of which are expected this evening.
Mrs Brady was on her third visit to Medjugorje. She was with a party of neighbours and friends from the Kilbarrack area on the northside of Dublin city.
One of her fellow pilgrims called her at 4.45am on the day she went missing. She had planned to leave her accommodation and climb to a prayer meeting with the group.
Mrs Brady, who suffered from arthritis, had a swollen knee and did not accompany them.
When the group returned to meet her at about 2pm, a receptionist told them Mrs Brady had left the premises at about 1pm. She has not been seen since.
Her passport, cash, and medicines remained undisturbed in her room, and there have been no withdrawals from her bank account since.