Body found in Dublin home may have been there for a number of days

Gardaí at the scene at Kevin Barry House. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

An investigation is underway after a man's body was discovered at a residence in Dublin today.

The discovery was made at a residence at Kevin Barry House on Coleraine Street in the north of the inner city shortly after 6pm on Monday.

It is understood the body may have been there for a number of days and the man suffered fatal injuries. Gardaí are treating the death as suspicious.

"Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body of a man at a residence in Kevin Barry House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7, at approximately 6.20pm on Monday, September 12, 2022," said a garda spokesperson.

The locum State Pathologist carried out a preliminary examination this morning, while a post mortem will take place later today.