Overview
- Emergency services sealed a house in Carrick-on-Suir after a man known to the woman raised the alarm on Friday afternoon.
- On Saturday, the bodies of the woman, who was in her 30s, and her newborn girl were taken to University Hospital Waterford for examinations.
- Investigators say they do not suspect foul play and are examining whether an unsupervised home birth led to a medical emergency.
- Gardaí set up an incident room, appointed a family liaison officer, and preserved the scene for the State Pathologist.
- Neighbours in the new estate described shock, and local reports say the couple had recently moved from Eastern Europe, a detail not confirmed by Gardaí.