The girlfriend of a man who's body was found in a suitcase in the Royal Canal last summer, a case which mystified gardai for weeks, has been jailed for two years by Judge Yvonne Murphy.

Gardai were today attempting to identify the body of a man found in a suitcase floating in Dublin’s Royal Canal.

One man has died after plunging into the icy waters of the Royal Canal in Dublin, while another man is recovering after he too was taken from the canal in a separate incident.