The body of a woman, aged in her late 20s, was discovered in a residential property on Alexander Street in Waterford shortly before 1pm.

The remains of the unidentified man were found in the shed around 2:30pm

Officers were called to a house near Herberton Park where a man in his 60s was discovered and pronounced deceased at the scene.

Gardaí are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding his death and are appealing for witnesses.