Gardaí in Galway City are investigating the circumstances of the death of a man whose body was discovered this morning.

The body of a man in his 40s was discovered in a wooded area between Monivea Park and Ballybane Shopping Centre at around 10am.

The scene is currently preserved for a technical examination.

The office of the State Pathologist has been notified and a post mortem examination will be conducted at a later date, which will determine the course of the Garda investigation.