Gardaí in Galway are investigating the discovery of a man's body in Connemara this morning.
They have said they are treating the discovery as suspicious.
The body of the man - thought to be in his forties - was discovered by a passerby in a ditch on the main road between Rossaveal and Baile na hAbhainn at around 8am.
The Assistant State Pathologist Doctor Michael Curtis has been notified and a team from the Garda Technical Bureau is to attend the scene, which has been sealed off pending further examination.
Gardai are appealing for witnesses to come forward.