Gardaí investigate discovery of adult male body in Phoenix Park

A body of an unidentified adult male was found in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Friday 13 November at about 10:20 am.

The remains were located near the Wellington Monument. Gardaí have left the body at the scene while the area is preserved for technical examination and a post‑mortem will be carried out in due course.

No cause of death has been released, and the post‑mortem results will guide the next steps of the investigation.

Gardaí are appealing for anyone who visited the Wellington Monument on Thursday 12 November, as well as a male‑female couple in their 30s, possibly of Italian origin, who were reported to be at the site around 10:00 am on Friday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Finglas Garda Station on (01) 666 7500, the Garda Confidential Phone at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

Source: Newstalk. Photo: Lajos Kristóf Kántor / Pexels.