The murder of two men within days of each other in county Sligo has shocked the country.
Gardai have launched separate investigations into the murders of both men who were assaulted in their own homes.
Michael Snee, 58 and Aidan Moffit, 41, died after sustaining "significant injuries" in the two brutal attacks. However, gardai say they are keeping an open mind and will be investigating whether it was hate-related motivations that led to the killings.