'Suspicious' death of Dublin man in Cork

Gardaí are treating the death of a man in Cork city as suspicious.

The 36-year-old - originally from Dublin - was found collapsed on St Patrick's Quay at about 10pm on Thursday night and rushed to Cork University Hospital.

He underwent emergency surgery for a head injury but died early this morning.

A post-mortem was carried out this morning but gardaí are not releasing the findings for "operational reasons."

However, they have now confirmed they are treating his death as supicious, and believe he was involved in an altercation shortly before he was found.

They have appealed to anyone who may have witnessed the altercation at the Patrick's Bridge end of Patrick's Quay to contact gardaí at Mayfield Garda Station