Issue Date: 8 January 2023
Gardaí have commenced an investigation following the discovery of a body of a man in unexplained circumstances in Rathmines, Dublin, on Saturday 7th January, 2023.
Gardaí and emergency services were alerted shortly before 10pm, after the body of a man in his 40s was found at the back of a premises on Lower Rathmines Road.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has since been removed to the Dublin City Mortuary where a post-mortem will be conducted by Dr Bolster, Office of the State Pathologist.
The scene remains preserved pending the outcome of a post-mortem examination.
Results of the post-mortem will assist Gardaí in determining the course of their investigations.
No further information is available at this time.