A Garda investigation has been launched after two bodies were discovered in Ireland.
The bodies - of a man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s - were discovered shortly after 8am on Wednesday.
They were pronounced dead at the scene at a home in Old Connaught Avenue in Bray, County Wicklow, around 20km (12 miles) south of Dublin.
The scene has been preserved for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.
The local Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have been notified and post-mortem examinations will be arranged.
A Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed and an incident room has been established at Dun Laoghaire Garda Station.
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John Brady, Sinn Fein TD for Wicklow, described the situation as "unbearable and unimaginable for everyone".
He told the Press Association: "It is just absolutely horrific news this morning.
"I was down in Cois Cairn and speaking to a lot of the residents, neighbours - and just a sense of shock and disbelief that something like this has happened right on their doorstep.
"Obviously, my condolences to the families of both individuals and the wider community in the area."
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