Dublin death: Man due in court

A 39-year-old man is to appear at Dublin District Court this morning on assault charges after the discovery of a body on a building site in the city.

The man's body was found on Saturday afternoon off Benburb Street in the north inner city.

A post-mortem showed that he died from injuries sustained to the head.

The victim has not yet been named but is believed to have been a homeless man in his fifties.

Gardai say he may have died during Friday evening or Saturday morning.