Homeless authorities in Dublin say man whose body was found this morning was not known to them

A body of a man was found on Dublin's Drury Street. File image

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the death of a man whose body was found in a Dublin city centre carpark, although authorities have eased fears that it could be the sixth homeless person to die in the capital in little over a week.

The body of the man, understood to have been in his 20s, was discovered at about 2am on Dublin's Drury St on Thursday. Gardaí are investigating but the Dublin Region Homeless Executive said the man was not known to homeless service and had never accessed emergency accommodation.