Investigations are underway following the discovery of the bodies of 2 men in Co Carlow.
Their remains were found on adjoining farms near Bagenalstown this morning.
Gardaí are examining the possibility that the 2 men may have been involved in a family dispute.
The discovery of the body of the first man was made at around 4am this morning by fire brigade officers attending the scene of a blaze at a farm in Ballycormack near Bagenalstown.
He was aged in his 70s and it is understood he had suffered a gun shot wound.
Around 5 hours later the remains of a second man aged in his 60s were located in a building on an adjoining farm.
It is understood he may have taken his own life.
The bodies of the two men remain at the locations which have been sealed off while the State Pathologist and teams from the Garda Technical Bureau carry out examinations.
Fr. Paddy Byrne is the local parish priest.
