Man found dead on Dublin street near Government buildings

A man in his forties has been found dead on a street in Dublin not far from the entrance to the Dáil.

He was discovered in a doorway on Molesworth Street, which is directly in front of Leinster House, at around 8am this morning.

A doctor was called to the scene and the man was pronounced dead shortly after 9am.

His body has been taken to the city morgue where a post mortem will be carried out to determine his cause of death.

Gardaí say he has been identified, but his name has not yet been released.