A post mortem will take place today on the body of a young woman who was found in Cork city yesterday morning.

The 22 year - who's been named locally as Amy McCarthy - was found in a derelict building, and Gardai say they're keeping an open mind about the circumstances surrounding her death.

Emergency services were called to the vacant building on Sheares Street at around 7am on Sunday morning.

Paramedics found the young woman in an upstairs room in the building, and she was pronounced dead a short time later.

A forensic examination of the scene was carried out yesterday.

The body was taken from the scene and brought to Cork University hospital where a post mortem examination is expected to take place today.

Gardai say the results of this examination will determine the course of their investigation.

Barry Roche, southern correspondent with the Irish Times, has further details: