Police have launched an investigation after a dead baby boy and a woman were found in a home.
The grim discovery took place in the Irish village of Clonee on the border between Dublin and County Meath.
Irish police, known as gardai, said officers found the pair at around 3pm today.
They were both pronounced dead at the scene, DublinLive reports.
A gardai spokesman said: "Shortly after 3pm today, gardai and emergency services attended at a house in the Beechfield area of (Clonee) Dublin 15.
"A female adult (40s) and a baby boy were discovered inside the house deceased. They were both pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
"Their bodies remain at scene which is preserved for forensic and technical examination."
He added: "The local Coroner and office of the State Pathologist have been notified. A Garda Family Liaison Officer has been appointed to liaise with the family.
"The outcomes of a post-mortem examinations will determine the course Garda investigations into both deaths."
However, due to the tragic nature of the incident it is understood gardai are not looking for anyone else in relation to the investigation.
It comes after the remains of Sheila Seleoane's body were found in a London flat after neighbours complained of a foul stench for the last two years.
The Metropolitan Police recovered the body of Ms Seleoane, 61, at a flat in Peckham, London on Friday, February 18.
Neighbours said they started reporting the stench in October 2019.
Police discovered Ms Seleoane's "skeletal state" after receiving a phone call from a neighbour, an inquest into her death heard.
Southwark Coroners Court was told the former medical secretary last paid her rent in August 2019.
She then fell behind on her payments and an application was later submitted for the rent to come out of her benefits.
According to a GP report, Sheila had a telephone appointment on August 14, 2019 and said she felt "wheezy and sometimes out of breath".
An appointment was made for her to come to the GP the next day but she never attended, the court heard.
Giving evidence, Detective Sergeant Scott Fisher said he was called to the flat on February 18, 2022, when police found Sheila's body.
He said: "In the doorway across the threshold was the remains of what we now know was Sheila Seleoane. I would describe her as lying in the recovery position used in first aid. They were skeletal remains.
"She had on what I imagine once was blue pyjamas and a white top and she was lying with her head towards the door on her right shoulder."
