Gardaí identify body of man found in Phoenix Park

Garda Scene of Crime Officers in Phoenix Park, Dublin. Picture: PA

Gardaí investigating the discovery of a body in Dublin have identified him as a man aged in his 40s, and originally from Eastern Europe.

The man, who had been living in Ireland for a number of years, was discovered in the vicinity of the Wellington monument in Phoenix Park on Friday morning.

A post-mortem examination was completed at Dublin City Morgue at Whitehall on Saturday, however Gardaí said the results are not being released for operational reasons.

A formal murder investigation has not commenced at this time, they added.

The investigation into the discovery of the man continues to be fully resourced and coordinated from an incident room at Finglas Garda Station, under the direction of a Senior Investigating Officer.

Gardaí have appealed for any information and asked that anyone who visited the Wellington monument between 2pm on Thursday and 10am on Friday to speak to them.

They have specially appealed to a couple in their 30s, who they believe are Italian, who were visiting the Wellington monument around 10am on Friday to contact them.

Anyone with any information can contact gardaí at Finglas Garda Station 01-6667500, the Garda Confidential Phone number 1800 666 111 or any garda station.