Gardaí have launched an investigation after the discovery of a man's body in a house in Dublin in unexplained circumstances.
At approximately 5pm on Wednesday, gardaí at Lusk attended a domestic dwelling in the Ballastown area and discovered the body of a male, a Polish national in his 50s, in the bedroom.
The body was subsequently transported to Dublin City Morgue, Whitehall, Co Dublin where a postmortem took place yesterday. Details of the postmortem results are not being released for operational reasons.
The scene continues to be preserved and examinations are ongoing by the Garda Technical Bureau and Divisional Scenes of Crime personnel.
Gardaí have established an incident room at Balbriggan Garda station, a Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed. CCTV enquiries are ongoing and a number of witness statements have already been taken. The last known movements of the deceased are on the evening of Monday, March 1st.
A family liaison officer has been appointed to establish contact and liaise with the family of the deceased male.
A Garda spokesman said: “An Garda Síochána continues to investigate the as of yet unexplained circumstances of the death of this male.
“An Garda Síochána are looking to speak with any person with any information in relation to this ongoing investigation."
Gardaí at Balbriggan Garda Station are appealing for motorists with dashcam footage who were in or around the area of Ballastown, Lusk, Co Dublin between Monday, March 1st and 5pm Wednesday, March 3rd.
Of particular interest to gardaí is the sighting of a male pedestrian on the Skerries Road, Commons Lane or Hill Lane, Lusk between the hours of 6pm and 8pm on the March 1st.
This male was wearing navy blue track suit bottoms and a black zip up bomber jacket and was carrying a distinctive ‘Lidl Deluxe’ shopping bag (black with white writing).
Any person with any information is asked to contact Balbriggan Garda Station on 01-6664500, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
