Gardaí in Cavan are investigating the death of a man who was found on the roadside near his home.
He was named locally as Patrick McCormack who had been a printer with the local newspaper, the Anglo-Celt, before his retirement.
Initial reports suggested a hit-and-run incident but later reports claim that the dead man may have suffered severe head injuries not consistent with a car crash.
His body was found by a passerby on a side road at Corratogher, 3km from Cavan town on the Cootehill road.
State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy was on her way last night to Cavan to perform a postmortem.
Gardaí say they are "investigating all aspects of this man's death". He lived not far from where his body was found at 6am yesterday. It is believed that he had gone into town with another person the previous day but that they had separated and made their own way home.