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Body of a Woman Is Found in Limerick at an Apartment Building
A post-mortem is scheduled at University Hospital Limerick as officers review CCTV and seek dash-cam footage from the area.
On Friday, August 21, 2026, Gardaí launched an investigation following the discovery of a woman's body in an apartment on Cecil Street, Limerick City around 7:30am. The scene is currently held for technical examination.
Officers responding to an address near Cecil Street in Limerick city centre in the early hours of Friday morning prompted authorities to seal off the Carlton Housebuilding, with a section on an upper floor cordoned off by investigators.
The Office of the State Pathologist was notified with a post-mortem examination scheduled at University Hospital Limerick , while Gardaí harvested CCTV security camera footage from the area. The woman is understood to have been in her 30s.
Investigators are seeking dash-cam footage from motorists in Limerick city centre between Thursday night and Friday morning to determine all movements over the previous 24 hours. Gardaí are conducting door-to-door inquiries to gather witness information.
Garda sources stressed the nature of their investigation will be determined by post-mortem examination findings, with investigations remaining ongoing into all circumstances surrounding the death. No further information is currently available.
A 31-year-old woman, a native of Sorocaba (SP), was found dead yesterday in the apartment where she lived in Limerick, Ireland. Irish police investigate the case as murder and, according to the local press, the body showed signs of violence.