Gardaí discovered the body of the woman in a house in Kilkenny on Wednesday evening.
A man is being detained at Kilkenny Garda Station in relation to the unexplained death of a woman in her 70s in Kilkenny city.
Gardaí in Kilkenny are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the woman after her body was discovered in a house in Kilkenny city on Wednesday evening (25 March).
The scene is currently preserved and as of 11pm on Wednesday, the body of the woman remained at the scene.
A male was subsequently detained in Kilkenny Garda Station in connection with the incident.
An Garda Síochána said it would be making no further comment on the incident at this time.
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