Probe after bodies of man and boy found near Dublin’s Royal Canal

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the bodies of a man and a young boy in a stream near Dublin’s Royal Canal.

The bodies were found shortly after 3pm yesterday in a stream of water near the Ashington estate in Dublin 7.

It is believed that the man, in his 30s, was the boy’s father, and that the young victim was around three years old.