The Taoiseach has described the deaths of two elderly men whom he knew well, in Castlebar, Co Mayo as "an act of savagery".
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Enda Kenny says he has spoken to Gardaí and they are following a number of lines of inquiry.
The bodies of the two brothers, who were in their 60s and 70s, were discovered at their house on New Antrim Street in Castlebar.
A home help assistant – who looked after the men – alerted gardaí at around 7 o’clock this morning.
The Taoiseach, who is from Castlebar, says the brothers were well liked and never harmed anyone in their lives:
