A man has been arrested following the death of a 60-year-old man at a hotel in County Laois in the Republic of Ireland.

Gardaí (Irish police) said they were called to the hotel shortly before 8pm local time on Tuesday.

Irish broadcaster RTÉ reported that the property is a Ballyfin Demensea five-star hotel set in a 614-acre estate near the Slieve Bloom Mountains.

It said it was understood the man arrested, who is in his 30s, was traveling with the man who died.

Police described the death as a fatal attack and said they were investigating all the circumstances surrounding the death.

An incident room has been set up at Portlaoise Station and a family liaison officer has been appointed to assist the family of the deceased.