Updated at 12.35pm

RAIL SERVICES between Cork and Cobh are expected to resume shortly, after a man’s body was discovered on the shoreline at Glounthaune this morning.

Irish Rail shut down its Cobh and Midleton services to and from the city after a request from Gardaí, at around 10am.

A Coast Guard unit then recovered the body, which could only be accessed by crossing the line.

Update: Bus transfers will operate between Cork & Cobh and Cork & Midleton until further notice due to Gardaí requested line closures.
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“The body was recovered shortly after midday, and Gardaí are now investigating,” an emergency services source said.

The body is believed to be that of a man aged in his 40s.

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