Body found outside Cork city
Gardaí have sealed off land just outside Cork city following the discovery of a man's body in a slurry pit.
The remains were found on farmland in the Whitechurch area on the northern outskirts of the city this afternoon.
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Arrangements are being made for garda technical experts to conduct a detailed technical and forensic examination of the scene, before the remains are removed for post mortem.
A post-mortem is to be carried out on a man's body found in a slurry pit on a farm near Cork City.
The remains, were discovered in in Rahaniskey, near Whitechurch, this afternoon.
The scene has been sealed off to allow Gardaí carry out forensic tests.
A formal identification will take place tomorrow morning.
While the cause of death will be established through an autopsy at Cork University Hospital.
