Gardaí appeal for information after body pulled from Dublin canal

The scene at Ballybough Bridge remains cordoned off by gardaí.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a man's body was pulled from the water of the Royal Canal this afternoon at around 12:30pm in Dublin. 

The man's body has been removed from the scene, where it was discovered near Ballybough Bridge, and taken to the city morgue in Whitehall where a postmortem is due to take place.