The body of a man has been found at a waste collection facility in Dublin having apparently being collected on a refuse round and then later spotted at the waste depot after being delivered there.
Gardaí said the discovery of the deceased’s remains was made early on Friday morning, when the alarm was raised immediately by staff at the Panda recycling centre in Ballymount, Dublin 24.
The area has been sealed off and gardaí are trying to determine the cause of the man’s death, including whether there was any evidence of a previous assault, or if he may have been sleeping among large industrial bins of refuse or recycling that were emptied into a truck and taken to Ballymount.
Garda sources said initial indications are the man may have been a rough sleeper, but that had yet to be confirmed, and both the cause and the time of death would only be established with further investigation.
Budget 2025: Tax cut for income up to €70,000 and added student and rent supports due
Eighteen-year-old rider Muriel Furrer dies after fall at world cycling championships
Death or Sweden: XL bully dogs shipped overseas before ban next week
The final days of Robert Deegan, a former Irish special forces soldier in Ukraine
“At approximately 6.40am this morning gardaí were notified,” the Garda said of the discovery of the man’s remains at the commercial premises in Ballymount.
“The body of a white male was examined at the scene and has now been removed to the Dublin City Mortuary where a State postmortem will take place in due course. The results of the postmortem will determine the course of the investigation. The scene remains preserved and will be examined by Garda Technical Bureau.”
More to follow ...
- Sign up for push alerts and have the best news, analysis and comment delivered directly to your phone
- Join The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to date
- Listen to our Inside Politics podcast for the best political chat and analysis
