Gardaí treating death of man found in Phoenix Park as suspicious

Gardaí said they are treating as suspicious the discovery of a man’s body in Phoenix Park, Dublin, on Friday.

Gardaí were still at the scene at about 1pm, after the man’s body was found at about 10.20am.

The man’s body also remained at the scene, which was preserved for technical examination at that time.

Speaking at a press conference about An Garda Síochána’s policing and security operation for the meeting of the European Political Community, Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly confirmed that an investigation was launched after gardaí deemed the man’s death suspicious.

“We have sealed off the scene and have experts on the scene,” he said.

“We won’t be able to make a public comment until after the post-mortem but we are treating it as suspicious.”

Asked if it has all the resources of a murder investigation, Mr Kelly said: “Yeah, absolutely.”

Gardaí said the results of a post-mortem examination will determine the course of the investigation.